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AMA Adopts Sweeping Climate Change Education Policy

July 31, 2019 Comments Off on AMA Adopts Sweeping Climate Change Education Policy

The American Medical Association (AMA) adopted at its June 2019 meeting a sweeping new policy that pledges the organization to promote education for medical students and physicians on the topic of the health threats from climate change.

The Research Is In: Stop Fracking ASAP

July 31, 2019 Comments Off on The Research Is In: Stop Fracking ASAP

Op-ed in OtherWords from PSR Environment & Health Director Barbara Gottlieb on how fracking harms health.

Physicians and the Threat of Nuclear War

July 25, 2019 Comments Off on Physicians and the Threat of Nuclear War

Commentary from Drs. Robert Peter Gale and David G. Nathan in The ASCO Post on the public health threat of nuclear war and the history of PSR and IPPNW’s work.

Recent Heat Wave Kills Six, Harms Health of Others

July 24, 2019 Comments Off on Recent Heat Wave Kills Six, Harms Health of Others

This past weekend’s heat wave across the country had lethal consequences. According to estimates, six people have died from heat-related illnesses. Millions more endured the heat and may suffer subsequent health repercussions.

Interview with Dr. Ira Helfand, IPPNW

July 22, 2019 Comments Off on Interview with Dr. Ira Helfand, IPPNW

Video interview with PSR board member Dr. Ira Helfand on nuclear weapons, from Pressenza.

Climate crisis harms our health, the environment—and must be primary focus of 2020 presidential race

July 18, 2019 Comments Off on Climate crisis harms our health, the environment—and must be primary focus of 2020 presidential race

Op-ed in the Sun Sentinel by Ankush K. Bansal, MD, PSR Florida, and Michelle Allen, Food and Water Action.

SSFL activists gather on 60th anniversary of partial meltdown

July 18, 2019 Comments Off on SSFL activists gather on 60th anniversary of partial meltdown

Coverage in the Thousand Oaks Acorn of a PSR-Los Angeles event calling attention to the contaminated Santa Susana Field Laboratory site and demanding a full cleanup.

Hiroshima Nagasaki – Never Again! Attend a commemoration event near you.

July 18, 2019 Comments Off on Hiroshima Nagasaki – Never Again! Attend a commemoration event near you.

Seventy-four years ago, the United States dropped nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, two of the most horrific acts of warfare in history. This August, we remember the estimated two hundred thousand or more civilian men, women and children who died.

Doctor warns of harmful air pollution with Cracker Plant

July 18, 2019 Comments Off on Doctor warns of harmful air pollution with Cracker Plant

WTOV 9 interview with Ned Ketyer, MD of PSR Philadelphia.

Working in Diverse Communities

July 17, 2019 Comments Off on Working in Diverse Communities

Climate change does not strike everyone equally. Poor people, black and brown people, and people living on the frontlines suffer “first and worst.” How does PSR partner with these communities…