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The review did include several studies that showed associations with concentrations of microplastics and birth weight, also chronic sinusitis. Tracy Woodruff, a UCSF researcher, says much of the data in their review came from animal studies, which can be hard to extrapolate from, but... I just want to say in the field of environmental health, when we have concerning signals, we should be concerned.

It's already known that some chemicals in plastic can be hazardous to human health. Will Stone, NPR News.

It's already known that some chemicals in plastic can be hazardous to human health. Will Stone, NPR News.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok in January. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the high court is set to hear oral arguments over TikTok's future in two weeks.

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Herbst. President-elect Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to pause a law that would ban TikTok in January. As NPR's Bobby Allen reports, the high court is set to hear oral arguments over TikTok's future in two weeks.

Investigators are learning more about the passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan this week, killing at least 38 people. And Pierce Brian Mann reports Russian weapons may have hit the plane.

Investigators are learning more about the passenger jet that crashed in Kazakhstan this week, killing at least 38 people. And Pierce Brian Mann reports Russian weapons may have hit the plane.

New details are emerging about a Louisiana resident who was recently hospitalized with bird flu. A report from the CDC indicates the virus gained some mutations after the person was infected. MPR's Will Stone has more.

New details are emerging about a Louisiana resident who was recently hospitalized with bird flu. A report from the CDC indicates the virus gained some mutations after the person was infected. MPR's Will Stone has more.

This is the first instance of a person falling severely ill from bird flu in the U.S. during the current outbreak. The patient was infected after being exposed to backyard flocks. The CDC's analysis showed the virus acquired mutations affecting a protein on its surface. This is what allows the virus to latch onto receptors and infect a cell.

This is the first instance of a person falling severely ill from bird flu in the U.S. during the current outbreak. The patient was infected after being exposed to backyard flocks. The CDC's analysis showed the virus acquired mutations affecting a protein on its surface. This is what allows the virus to latch onto receptors and infect a cell.

Changes in this protein are seen as a key step if the virus were to evolve to better infect humans. The CDC says it appears the mutations emerged while the person was sick, and there's no evidence they went on to infect anyone else. The finding underscores the need to track bird flu and contain outbreaks, given its potential to mutate. Will Stone, NPR News.

Changes in this protein are seen as a key step if the virus were to evolve to better infect humans. The CDC says it appears the mutations emerged while the person was sick, and there's no evidence they went on to infect anyone else. The finding underscores the need to track bird flu and contain outbreaks, given its potential to mutate. Will Stone, NPR News.

Wall Street sharply lower by the closing bell. You're listening to NPR News. Tennessee is set to resume executions. Catherine Sweeney from member station WPLN reports the state is ending a two-year break from the death penalty after rewriting its lethal injection protocol.

Wall Street sharply lower by the closing bell. You're listening to NPR News. Tennessee is set to resume executions. Catherine Sweeney from member station WPLN reports the state is ending a two-year break from the death penalty after rewriting its lethal injection protocol.

A judge has ruled that the Georgia State Senate can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fawnie Willis. It's part of an inquiry into whether Willis engaged in misconduct during her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shakura Ingram is giving Willis the chance to contest whether lawmakers' demands are overly broad before she responds.

A judge has ruled that the Georgia State Senate can subpoena Fulton County District Attorney Fawnie Willis. It's part of an inquiry into whether Willis engaged in misconduct during her prosecution of President-elect Donald Trump. But Fulton County Superior Court Judge Shakura Ingram is giving Willis the chance to contest whether lawmakers' demands are overly broad before she responds.

A Republican-led committee was formed earlier this year and sent subpoenas to Willis in August, seeking to compel her to testify during a September meeting and to produce scores of documents. She argued the committee didn't have the power to subpoena her. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

A Republican-led committee was formed earlier this year and sent subpoenas to Willis in August, seeking to compel her to testify during a September meeting and to produce scores of documents. She argued the committee didn't have the power to subpoena her. I'm Janine Herbst, NPR News in Washington.

Millions of Americans can't keep waiting and keeping their lives on pause or even dying, you know, with this condition.