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.
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.
This repeal will harm the health of every American, but vulnerable populations, including babies and children are most at risk.
Physicians for Social Responsibility will sue the Trump administration to protect health.
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…
Healthy Policy Watch article quoting Laura Dagley, RN, of PSR Pennsylvania.
Article in The New York Times on lawsuit brought by PSR and partner groups.
Letter-to-the-editor by Eve Shapiro, MD, PSR Arizona Board Member, in the Arizona Daily Star.
Whitman Wire article quoting Washington PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition Program Manager Sean Arent.
GBH article quoting Greater Boston PSR’s Dr. Brita Lundberg.
Article in the Independent quoting PSR Pennsylvania Executive Director Tonyehn Verkitus.
Sierra magazine article quoting Washington PSR’s Breck Lebegue, MD, MPH.
PeaceWorks Kansas City article on recent event featuring PSR Board Member Ann Suellentrop, MSRN.
Plymouth Independent article quoting Greater Boston PSR’s Anna Linakis.
Letter to the editor in the Boulder Daily Camera by Tracy Koller, PSR Colorado member, on the death of ICU nurse Alex Pretti.