Authored by leading health experts, this new report from PSR shows widespread health impact of extracting, transporting and burning fossil fuels.
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.
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.
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 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.
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…
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.
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.
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
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.
WORT FM radio interview with PSR Wisconsin’s Drs. Paul Sondel and Ann Behrmann on how climate change and other environmental harms are leading to a decline in species around the world.
PSR Board Member Ann Suellentrop, MSRN, reports on the 911 March for Health and Science, an event co-sponsored by PSR.
DC News Now article quoting PSR Executive Director Brian Campbell, PhD.
Article from Peaceworks Kansas City on the recent American Public Health Association annual meeting with reflections from PSR Board Member Ann Suellentrop, MSRN.
Democracy Now! interview with PSR Past President Ira Helfand, MD.
Tallahassee Democrat article quoting PSR Florida board Members Ron Saff, MD and Don Axelrad, PhD.
LAist article quoting PSR-Los Angeles Director of Energy Justice Alex Jasset.
Daily Kos article quoting Lorenzo González, MD, MPL, Health Professional Ambassador for PSR-Los Angeles
Article featuring PSR volunteer Laalitha Surapaneni, MD, MPH
Letter to the editor by Peter Wilk, MD, Past PSR President, in The Washington Post.