New US-Russia Nuclear Arms Race is Both Dangerous and Costly

August 28, 2019 Comments Off on New US-Russia Nuclear Arms Race is Both Dangerous and Costly

Interview with Jeff Carter, PSR executive director, in Between the Lines.

How doctors convinced the world the planet was worth fighting for

August 25, 2019 Comments Off on How doctors convinced the world the planet was worth fighting for

Article in The Conversation highlighting PSR’s anti-nuclear weapons work and efforts to get the broader medical community to respond to the climate crisis.

It’s time to listen to doctors on the risks of climate change

August 25, 2019 Comments Off on It’s time to listen to doctors on the risks of climate change

Letter to the Editor in the Florida Times-Union from Dr. Todd Sack, MD, PSR board member and PSR Florida steering committee member.

Human Health on an Ailing Planet — Historical Perspectives on Our Future

August 22, 2019 Comments Off on Human Health on an Ailing Planet — Historical Perspectives on Our Future

Article in the New England Journal of Medicine highlighting PSR’s anti-nuclear weapons work and efforts to get the broader medical community to respond to the climate crisis.

Preventing Nuclear War

August 22, 2019 Comments Off on Preventing Nuclear War

Letter to the editor in the New York Times from PSR board member and PSR-LA President Dr. Robert Dodge on the need for nuclear weapons abolition.

Nuclear Free Future: Hiroshima/Nagasaki Vigils – Why Now?

August 19, 2019 Comments Off on Nuclear Free Future: Hiroshima/Nagasaki Vigils – Why Now?

Interview on Town Meeting Television with John Reuwer, MD, Greater Boston PSR, discussing Back from the Brink.

Nuclear weapons are a threat to our world

August 16, 2019 Comments Off on Nuclear weapons are a threat to our world

Op-ed in The Hickory Record by Dr. Bert Crain, Western North Carolina PSR.

A public health emergency

August 12, 2019 Comments Off on A public health emergency

Letter to the editor from PSR member Dr. Alan Peterson in LNP on the public health emergency that is climate change.

Let’s eliminate nuclear weapons now

August 12, 2019 Comments Off on Let’s eliminate nuclear weapons now

Letter to the editor in the Tampa Bay Times from PSR Florida’s Dr. Lynn Ringenberg.

Letter to the Editor

August 9, 2019 Comments Off on Letter to the Editor

Letter to the editor in The Mountaineer from PSR member Dr. Stephen Wall on the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

New Report Underscores How Fossil Fuels Impact Every System of the Body

November 5, 2025 Comments Off on New Report Underscores How Fossil Fuels Impact Every System of the Body

Authored by leading health experts, this new report from PSR shows widespread health impact of extracting, transporting and burning fossil fuels.

Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, Condemn the Recent Suggestion of Nuclear Testing by the U.S.

October 30, 2025 Comments Off on Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) and the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War (IPPNW), 1985 Nobel Peace Prize, Condemn the Recent Suggestion of Nuclear Testing by the U.S.

As physicians and health professionals, we condemn any and all nuclear weapons testing and de-stabilizing posturing. Regardless of intent, President Trump’s statement is a dangerous escalation that threatens global security and undermines decades of disarmament efforts, including the 1970 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.

RFK Jr Must be Stopped

September 2, 2025 Comments Off on RFK Jr Must be Stopped

As an organization dedicated to protecting human life from the gravest threats to health and survival, PSR joins leading medical and health experts and public health organizations sounding the alarm about the reckless leadership of HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and we call for him to resign or be removed from office immediately.

Trump’s EPA Put Our Health and Future on the Chopping Block: Repealing the Endangerment Finding

July 29, 2025 Comments Off on Trump’s EPA Put Our Health and Future on the Chopping Block: Repealing the Endangerment Finding

Today’s proposal to repeal the Endangerment Finding for greenhouse gases and rollback emissions standards for motor vehicles is antithetical to EPA’s mission and will seriously harm the health of Americans and people around the world if finalized.

The Deadly, Dangerous Bill: Physicians for Social Responsibility Responds to Budget Reconciliation Passage

July 3, 2025 Comments Off on The Deadly, Dangerous Bill: Physicians for Social Responsibility Responds to Budget Reconciliation Passage

The federal government is stealing healthcare and food assistance from tens of millions of people who need it the most, tearing apart families by targeting immigrants (regardless of status), raising energy bills in the midst of an affordability crisis, and ensuring people will die without access to lifesaving resources.

PSR Statement on Israel and Iran Conflict

June 16, 2025 Comments Off on PSR Statement on Israel and Iran Conflict

Physicians for Social Responsibility condemns the recent Israeli military attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities. These escalatory actions increase the risk of wider regional instability, endanger civilian lives, and undermine the…

Trump EPA proposes repeal of key clean air regulations, endangering health

June 11, 2025 Comments Off on Trump EPA proposes repeal of key clean air regulations, endangering health

With this action, the Trump administration is trading the lives of the most vulnerable Americans in order to line the pockets of fossil fuel corporations.

Trump’s 2026 Budget Request Will Harm Health of Americans

May 2, 2025 Comments Off on Trump’s 2026 Budget Request Will Harm Health of Americans

The President’s Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Request is an assault on health and equity. Many of these cuts are blatant attacks that target the most vulnerable among us, namely people of color, low income individuals, the LGBTQ+ community, and undocumented immigrants. 

Standing Strong Together

March 4, 2025 Comments Off on Standing Strong Together

Over the past six weeks, PSR’s staff, board, and members have been outraged by the dangerous actions of the Trump administration and the Congress. At this moment, we rise once again to sound the alarm at the many ways health is under attack.

Supreme Court Decision to Overturn ‘Chevron Deference’ Threatens to Disrupt Public Healthcare System

June 28, 2024 Comments Off on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn ‘Chevron Deference’ Threatens to Disrupt Public Healthcare System

Today’s ruling will cause significant disruption to publicly funded health insurance programs, to the stability of this country’s healthcare and food and drug review systems, and to the health and well-being of patients.