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 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…

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.

In the News

Withdrawing from the INF Treaty Is One of Trump’s Most Dangerous Moves Yet

November 2, 2018 Comments Off on Withdrawing from the INF Treaty Is One of Trump’s Most Dangerous Moves Yet

Op-ed by Martin Fleck, Director of PSR’s Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program, in Foreign Policy in Focus.

We Have 12 Years to Save—or Lose—Our Only Home

November 1, 2018 Comments Off on We Have 12 Years to Save—or Lose—Our Only Home

Op-ed by PSR’s Olivia Alperstein in Common Dreams.

Nuclear Weapons Fright! Trump’s INF Treaty Pull-out, Nuke War’s Impact–Robert Dodge of PSR

October 31, 2018 Comments Off on Nuclear Weapons Fright! Trump’s INF Treaty Pull-out, Nuke War’s Impact–Robert Dodge of PSR

Nuclear Hotseat Podcast interview with PSR Board Member Dr. Robert Dodge.

The Clock Is Ticking on Addressing Climate Change—Med Students Can Help

October 29, 2018 Comments Off on The Clock Is Ticking on Addressing Climate Change—Med Students Can Help

Op-ed by Student PSR member Sidhant Gugale, a second year medical student at Drexel College of Medicine in Philadelphia.

Texans can determine the future of planet Earth

October 18, 2018 Comments Off on Texans can determine the future of planet Earth

Op-ed from Texas PSR’s Matt McCurdy, MD for the Houston Chronicle.

Madison can help abolish nuclear weapons

October 15, 2018 Comments Off on Madison can help abolish nuclear weapons

Op-ed by PSR Board Member Robert Dodge, MD for The Capital Times.

I am going all in on Initiative 1631

October 12, 2018 Comments Off on I am going all in on Initiative 1631

Op-ed by Washington PSR’s Mark Vossler, MD for the Redmond Reporter.

Physicians for Social responsibility: Ban the Bomb!

October 10, 2018 Comments Off on Physicians for Social responsibility: Ban the Bomb!

Radio interview with PSR-Wisconsin’s Paula Rogge, MD and Vicki Elson on the UN Ban Treaty, financial divestiture in companies which support the nuclear weapon industry, and Senate Bill 2047, which aims to prohibit a first-strike nuclear attack of North Korea.

Climate Change Is Already a Public Health Crisis—Just Look at Puerto Rico

October 3, 2018 Comments Off on Climate Change Is Already a Public Health Crisis—Just Look at Puerto Rico

Op-ed by PSR’s Olivia Alperstein for In These Times.

Don’t Arm This President With These Nukes

October 2, 2018 Comments Off on Don’t Arm This President With These Nukes

Op-ed by PSR’s Olivia Alperstein for Foreign Policy in Focus.