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Climate Has an Impact on those Impacted by Coronavirus

May 8, 2020 Comments Off on Climate Has an Impact on those Impacted by Coronavirus

We know that persons experiencing respiratory conditions are negatively impacted by air pollution and that poor air quality and high levels of particle pollution continue to exist in our major…

Texas PSR’s Environmental Health Elective Gains Rave Reviews from UT Dell Medical Students

May 8, 2020 Comments Off on Texas PSR’s Environmental Health Elective Gains Rave Reviews from UT Dell Medical Students

UT-Dell Medical School’s CHEER lecture series

March 10, 2020 Comments Off on UT-Dell Medical School’s CHEER lecture series

Thursday, March 5th was the official launch of the Center for Health and Environment: Education and Research (CHEER) at UT-Dell Medical School. This was the first of a five 5-minute…

Press Release: Environmental Issues Impacting Public Health Being Offered at Dell Medical School at UT Austin

March 6, 2020 Comments Off on Press Release: Environmental Issues Impacting Public Health Being Offered at Dell Medical School at UT Austin

Environmental Issues Impacting Public Health Being Offered at Dell Medical School at UT Austin Designed and Taught by Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility, New Course Addresses Climate Change and Enriches…

LTE: Climate change fight is a wise investment

February 17, 2020 Comments Off on LTE: Climate change fight is a wise investment

LTE in the Austin America-Statesman: Climate change fight is a wise investment By: Dr. Mary Ann Gonzales, Texas PSR president Austin’s initiative to mitigate carbon emissions is a starting point…

Environmental Elective at UT Dell Medical School

February 10, 2020 Comments Off on Environmental Elective at UT Dell Medical School

Friday was the introduction of the course titled “Environmental Threats to Public Health – What Every Physician Should Know”. Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility developed the course curriculum that’s being…

CBS Austin interview with Dr. Doggett: Texas doctors warn climate change is impacting public health

February 4, 2020 Comments Off on CBS Austin interview with Dr. Doggett: Texas doctors warn climate change is impacting public health

View the interview by CBS Austin, Beyond the Podium here. Doctors in Texas say climate change is not only affecting the weather, but public health. The Texas Medical Association’s 2020…

Sounding the Alarm on Climate Change, 1989 and 2019

January 15, 2020 Comments Off on Sounding the Alarm on Climate Change, 1989 and 2019

Alexander Leaf, one of the founders of  Physicians for Social Responsibility, called on physicians to extend their vision beyond the clinic. Now, as the climate crisis continues to unfold, the…

Physicians for Social Responsibility Official Statement

January 3, 2020 Comments Off on Physicians for Social Responsibility Official Statement

Physicians for Social Responsibility: The U.S. Assassination of Major General Qassem Suleimani Underscores the Urgent Need to Reenter the Iran Deal

Op-ed: The Recent Natural Gas Blowout in South Texas Highlights the Need for Strong Regulation

December 16, 2019 Comments Off on Op-ed: The Recent Natural Gas Blowout in South Texas Highlights the Need for Strong Regulation

“I join the health professional community in calling on the EPA to strengthen, not undermine, these life-saving methane and VOC standards. I don’t want to see more patients whose life-threatening…