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.

Hiroshima, the INF treaty and the decline of U.S. arms control leadership

August 6, 2019 Comments Off on Hiroshima, the INF treaty and the decline of U.S. arms control leadership

Op-ed in The Hill by PSR board member Dr. Robert Dodge on the occasion of the 74th anniversary of the Hiroshima-Nagasaki bombings.

Hiroshima and the New Arms Race—No Winners

August 6, 2019 Comments Off on Hiroshima and the New Arms Race—No Winners

Op-ed in Common Dreams by Dr. Robert Dodge, PSR-Los Angeles and National PSR board member.

On nuclear anniversaries, support no-first-use policy

August 5, 2019 Comments Off on On nuclear anniversaries, support no-first-use policy

Letter to the editor in the Seattle Times by PSR member and family doctor Chris Covert-Bowlds, MD.

The U.S. Should Never Start A Nuclear War

August 2, 2019 Comments Off on The U.S. Should Never Start A Nuclear War

Op-ed in OtherWords by PSR Media Relations Manager Olivia Alperstein on the 74th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.

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Sound the Alarm

August 1, 2019 Comments Off on Sound the Alarm

Mark Vossler, MD, Washington PSR, writes in Washington State Medical Association Reports on climate change and heart health.

Health at Risk

August 1, 2019 Comments Off on Health at Risk

This article in Washington State Medical Association Reports on the public health impacts of climate change features quotes by Dr. Annemarie Dooley, Dr. Chris Covert-Bowlds, and Dr. Russell Maier, Washington PSR.

Let’s Move “Back from the Brink” of Nuclear Apocalypse

August 1, 2019 Comments Off on Let’s Move “Back from the Brink” of Nuclear Apocalypse

Commentary in the Journal of the San Francisco Marin Medical Society by Robert Gould, MD, San Francisco Bay Area PSR.

The Research Is In: Stop Fracking ASAP

July 31, 2019 Comments Off on The Research Is In: Stop Fracking ASAP

Op-ed in OtherWords from PSR Environment & Health Director Barbara Gottlieb on how fracking harms health.

Physicians and the Threat of Nuclear War

July 25, 2019 Comments Off on Physicians and the Threat of Nuclear War

Commentary from Drs. Robert Peter Gale and David G. Nathan in The ASCO Post on the public health threat of nuclear war and the history of PSR and IPPNW’s work.

Interview with Dr. Ira Helfand, IPPNW

July 22, 2019 Comments Off on Interview with Dr. Ira Helfand, IPPNW

Video interview with PSR board member Dr. Ira Helfand on nuclear weapons, from Pressenza.