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.

PSR Announces Brian Campbell, PhD, as Next Executive Director

November 1, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Announces Brian Campbell, PhD, as Next Executive Director

We are pleased to announce that Brian Campbell, PhD, has accepted the offer to serve as PSR’s next Executive Director, effective November 1, 2023.

PSR Statement on Gaza Healthcare Crisis and Demands for Immediate Humanitarian Intervention

October 24, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on Gaza Healthcare Crisis and Demands for Immediate Humanitarian Intervention

As advocates for health and well-being, we call for immediate international attention and humanitarian intervention to ensure the swift delivery of essential supplies, including fuel and medicines, to Gaza.

New Report Documents Fracking in Pennsylvania Gas Wells with PFAS

October 24, 2023 Comments Off on New Report Documents Fracking in Pennsylvania Gas Wells with PFAS

The new report, by Physicians for Social Responsibility, details the risks from injecting PFAS into Pennsylvania’s oil and gas wells, as well as risks from the disposal of millions of tons of liquid and solid waste associated with the wells.

Letter on PFAS Chemicals to Pennsylvania Officials

October 23, 2023 Comments Off on Letter on PFAS Chemicals to Pennsylvania Officials

Letter from Pennsylvania health and environment groups to state officials urging a ban on the use of PFAS in fracking.

PSR Statement on Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal Amid Escalating Violence

October 10, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on Israel’s Nuclear Arsenal Amid Escalating Violence

The violence in the region, coupled with Israel’s possession of a nuclear arsenal, presents a precarious situation with profound implications.

EPA’s Decision to Delay Updating Ozone Pollution Standards is a Disappointment and Betrayal to Public Health

August 22, 2023 Comments Off on EPA’s Decision to Delay Updating Ozone Pollution Standards is a Disappointment and Betrayal to Public Health

Physicians for Social Responsibility is deeply disappointed in the EPA’s decision to delay updating the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for Ozone.

Medical Journals Unite in Urgent Call for Nuclear Weapons Elimination

August 2, 2023 Comments Off on Medical Journals Unite in Urgent Call for Nuclear Weapons Elimination

Over 100 medical journals issued a resounding call for immediate action — drafted by IPPNW — to mitigate the escalating threat of nuclear war and accelerate the elimination of nuclear weapons.

PSR Statement on the Transfer of U.S. Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

July 13, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Statement on the Transfer of U.S. Cluster Munitions to Ukraine

PSR firmly opposes this transfer and the use of indiscriminate weapons by any country, regardless of combat circumstances. These weapons are inconsistent with public health and international law.

PSR Executive Director Search

May 30, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Executive Director Search

PSR recently launched a search for our next Executive Director. This is a unique opportunity to assume a leadership role in an organization with a 62-year history of working to abolish nuclear weapons and a 26-year history of working to protect human health from the grave threats of climate change.

PSR Applauds Introduction of EPA Rules To Slash Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

May 15, 2023 Comments Off on PSR Applauds Introduction of EPA Rules To Slash Carbon Pollution from Power Plants

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a set of proposed rules that would curb emissions of carbon pollution from new and existing coal and gas plants. Read our statement.

Where Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer ends, Linus Pauling begins

September 11, 2023 Comments Off on Where Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer ends, Linus Pauling begins

Op-ed in The Daily Barometer quoting Kamil Khan, executive director of Oregon PSR.

Minuteman Missile

Human Fallibility: A Critical Hole in Global Faith in Nuclear Security

September 8, 2023 Comments Off on Human Fallibility: A Critical Hole in Global Faith in Nuclear Security

Op-ed by Orlando Bell, PSR Nuclear Weapons Abolition Intern, in Inkstick Media.

Woman offers gas imaging camera service to Rustic Ridge residents

August 31, 2023 Comments Off on Woman offers gas imaging camera service to Rustic Ridge residents

Article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review quoting PSR Pennsylvania’s Christina Digiulio and Tammy Murphy.

Diagram of Indoor Air Pollution in Homes

Gas imaging camera service offered for free in Plum Thursday

August 29, 2023 Comments Off on Gas imaging camera service offered for free in Plum Thursday

WTAE Christina Digiulio, a certified thermographer working with the Pennsylvania chapter of Physicians for Social Responsibility, will be bringing a gas imaging camera to Plum on Thursday to check homes…

Golden Rule Peace Boat brings message of nuclear dangers in the world to Sheboygan

August 26, 2023 Comments Off on Golden Rule Peace Boat brings message of nuclear dangers in the world to Sheboygan

Sheboygan Press article with photos from an event co-sponsored by PSR Wisconsin.

The effects of shale gas drilling

August 22, 2023 Comments Off on The effects of shale gas drilling

Associated Press article quoting PSR Pennsylvania’s Dr. Ned Ketyer.

‘A galvanizing force’: Vigil held in remembrance of activist Daniel Ellsberg

August 21, 2023 Comments Off on ‘A galvanizing force’: Vigil held in remembrance of activist Daniel Ellsberg

Article in The Daily Californian on the late Daniel Ellsberg, formerly of PSR, and quoting SF Bay PSR’s Dr. Bob Gould.

Join Over 150 Medical Journals Jointly Calling for Nuclear Abolition

August 17, 2023 Comments Off on Join Over 150 Medical Journals Jointly Calling for Nuclear Abolition

This month, over 150 medical journals around the world–including prestigious publications such as The Lancet, British Medical Journal, New England Journal of Medicine, and JAMA–issued a rare joint editorial calling…

The term ‘turf’ is misleading

August 13, 2023 Comments Off on The term ‘turf’ is misleading

Op-ed in CommonWealth Magazine by GBPSR’s Philip Landrigan, MD; Sydney Engel; and Brita Lundberg, MD.

Forget the movies: Nuclear Weapon Development Has Real Victims

August 11, 2023 Comments Off on Forget the movies: Nuclear Weapon Development Has Real Victims

Win Without War interviewed PSR’s Jasmine Owens on intersectionality and the nuclear weapons abolition movement.