Apr 30, 2026
We need clean, renewable energy to protect our health and to drive down energy costs. As organizations representing public and environmental health as well as frontline healthcare professionals, including the American Lung Association, Alliance of Nurses for Healthy...
Apr 16, 2026
Every year, Physicians for Social Responsibility tracks how much our country spends on nuclear weapons programs — and the numbers remain staggering. Today, PSR member Dr. Bob Dodge released the 2026 Community Cost Calculator, which reveals how much of your hard-earned...
Mar 27, 2026
Reviewed by Paige Knappenberger, Environment & Health Director While I imagine the non-scientific science experiment at the heart of the film might make it challenging for some scientists to stomach it, Netflix’s new documentary on the health harms of plastics The...
Jan 8, 2026
In this first week of the new year, we at Physicians for Social Responsibility are outraged at the escalating violence. Bombs and guns do not bring peace and justice, in Latin America or in U.S. cities, and we call for an end to this deadly new wave of U.S....
Dec 11, 2025
Enough is enough. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should have never become the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services. His decisions in this position have been misinformed at best and outright deadly at worst. If he continues his tenure, it will come at the...
Jul 24, 2025
It’s been an extremely hot and humid summer for many in the U.S. Extreme heat is particularly challenging for those low-income families and rising energy costs mean that even those households that have air-conditioning often find they can’t afford to keep it running....