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Microplastics Infiltrate Our Bodies. How Can Physicians Help?
11/11/2025
Microplastics Infiltrate Our Bodies. How Can Physicians Help?
When plastic breaks down into microplastic particles, not only do they pollute the environment—numerous studies have found they infiltrate multiple organ systems and tissues. In fact, a 2022 study in Environmental International estimated that microplastics were circulating in the blood of 77% of Americans. With growing evidence of the health risks posed by microplastics, what can physicians do to respond to this health threat? In this episode of Clinically Significant™, hosts Jodi Abbott, MD, MSc, MHCM, Avir Mitra, MD, and special guest host Lindsey Realmuto explore what we know about the impact of microplastics on public health and how physicians can adapt their practice to minimize exposure to microplastics. Episode Guests: • Phillip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc: Director, Program for Global Public Health and the Common Good, Director of the Global Observatory on Planetary Health, Boston College. • Thais Mauad, MD, PhD: Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, University of Sao Paulo. • Leonardo Trasande, MD, MPP: Professor of Pediatrics, New York University Grossman School of Medicine. This episode of Clinically Significant™ is hosted by: Jodi Abbott, MD, MSc, MHCM: Professor of ObGyn at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and Medical Director of the Education Center Curriculum and Outreach for the American Medical Association (AMA) Avir Mitra, MD: Associate Professor of Emergency Medicine at NYU Langone and contributing editor at Radiolab (WNYC) Lindsey Realmuto: Lindsey is a Senior Program Manager at the American Medical Association where she serves as a subject matter expert on climate change and environmental health.
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