toxics and health
Speaker: Pooja Pundhir, MD, MPH, FACP. Co-sponsored by Texas PSR. CME credit available.
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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.
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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…
Read MoreBy 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…
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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…
Read MoreMust-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…
Read MoreTogether, 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…
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“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…
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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…
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