toxics and health
Speaker Pooja Pundhir, MD, MPH, FACP on the health impacts of plastic and how to help patients mitigate plastic exposure.
This free CME presentation will explore per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), commonly referred to as ‘forever chemicals,’ and will highlight the urgent need to public health and the environment. Speaker: Adelita Cantu, PhD, RN, FAAN, Texas PSR President.
AUSTIN, TX — As the UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) draws to a close, Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility (Texas PSR) sound the alarm regarding the damaging…
By Lesa Walker, Texas Medicine September 2020 I am a public health physician and a graduate of Baylor College of Medicine and The University of Texas School of Public Health. For…
Letter to U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, by Elliot J. Trester MD, Texas PSR board of directors As a board member of Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility, the Texas Chapter of…
Must-Read Op-Ed by Texas Physicians for Social Responsibility president, Dr. Mary Ann Gonzalez:“Regardless of political affiliation, all Texans want a safer and healthier state with a growing economy. And we…
Together, we can transform climate change from a politicized problem for polar bears into an opportunity to improve human health — and act to create a healthier, more just, and…
“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…
This week Texas PSR presented the Toxic-Free Child Program at AVANCE Austin. The goal of the program is to educate low-income pregnant women and young families about the dangers of common household…