Press Room Physicians for Social Responsibility (PSR) asserts a strong medical voice on the gravest threats to health. PSR mobilizes physicians and health professionals to advocate for climate solutions and a nuclear weapons-free world. For interviews with PSR’s experts, contact PSR at psrnatl@psr.org or (202) 667-4260.

Press Releases

PSR, IPPNW, and PHR Call for an End to All Fighting in Iran

April 7, 2026 Comments Off on PSR, IPPNW, and PHR Call for an End to All Fighting in Iran

Physicians for Social Responsibility, Physicians for Human Rights, and International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War renew our call for an immediate end to all fighting and a return to negotiations for the health and security of our planet. 

PSR condemns strikes against Iran, calls for a return to negotiations

February 28, 2026 Comments Off on PSR condemns strikes against Iran, calls for a return to negotiations

Today, we awoke to news that the United States and Israel have launched military attacks on Iran. This is a frightening escalation to the conflict PSR has been monitoring for months, including the bombing of Iranian nuclear facilities in June.

EPA Decision to Rollback MATS Puts Children’s Health in Jeopardy

February 20, 2026 Comments Off on EPA Decision to Rollback MATS Puts Children’s Health in Jeopardy

This repeal will harm the health of every American, but vulnerable populations, including babies and children are most at risk.

EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding contradicts their mission and threatens health

February 12, 2026 Comments Off on EPA’s repeal of the Endangerment Finding contradicts their mission and threatens health

Physicians for Social Responsibility will sue the Trump administration to protect health.

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…

In the News

Near and far, Tacoma’s natural gas plant is bad for human health

September 5, 2019 Comments Off on Near and far, Tacoma’s natural gas plant is bad for human health

Op-ed in Crosscut co-authored by Maia Syfers, ARNP, Washington PSR.

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.