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2016 News Release Archive

Doctors Rank Food at Airports Serving Winter Recreation Areas

December 27, 2016
The Physicians Committee Remembers Henry J. Heimlich for Innovative Medicine

December 17, 2016
Statement from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine on Morristown Medical Center Eliminating the Use of Animals for Emergency Medicine Training

November 18, 2016
Ads Expose Use of Live Dogs for Emergency Medicine Training at Morristown Medical Center

November 15, 2016
Awards Event to Recognize Heroes of Green and Open Neuroscience

November 9, 2016
Doctors Urge Chicago Cubs to Help Men Play Hardball Against Prostate Cancer by Striking Out Milk

November 4, 2016
Physicians Committee to ‘Stick a Fork in Diabetes’ with Social Media Campaign

November 1, 2016
Neal Barnard, M.D., F.A.C.C., Honored with American College of Lifestyle Medicine’s Trailblazer Award

October 26, 2016
Atlanta Physicians Prescribe Food as Medicine for Nov. 1 Health Challenge

October 19, 2016
Physicians Committee Commends Washington University for Ending Animal Labs

October 18, 2016
Federal Court Dismisses Physicians Committee Lawsuit over Industry Influence on Food Policy

October 14, 2016
USDA’s $20 Million Cheddar Bailout Aggravates Disease in Economically Disadvantaged

October 11, 2016
Doctors Protest Hennepin County Medical Center’s Use of Animals

September 29, 2016
Kosair Children’s Hospital Will Shut Down McDonald’s

September 22, 2016
University of South Carolina Emergency Medicine Program Ends Live Animal Use

September 21, 2016
Diabetes Cooking and Nutrition Course Starts Oct. 4

September 1, 2016
University of South Carolina’s Use of Live Animals Violates Federal Law

August 25, 2016
Physicians Ask USDA to Use Cheese to Fill Potholes in Washington, D.C.

August 24, 2016
Diabetes Prevention Groups Unite for Free Lecture and Cooking Demonstration Tour

August 22, 2016
Doctors Urge Italian Lawmaker to Withdraw Bill Criminalizing Plant-Based Diets

August 11, 2016
Doctors Group Applauds Team USA Athletes for Modeling Plant-Based Eating Habits

August 4, 2016
University of North Carolina Violating Federal Law by Using Live Animals in Medical Training

August 4, 2016
WATCH: Doctors Rally at White House, Urge Americans ‘Break the Meat Habit’

August 1, 2016
The Physicians Committee Releases Seven Dietary Guidelines for a Healthy Microbiota

July 29, 2016
The Physicians Committee Hosts Global Medical Conference to Show Doctors How to Treat Chronic Disease with a Plant-Based Prescription

July 29, 2016
Doctors Group Urges Physicians to Prescribe Prostate Cancer Prevention

July 20, 2016
Doctors Declare July 15 National Veggie Dog Day

July 15, 2016
Grady Hospital and Rady Children’s Hospital Shut Down McDonald’s

July 13, 2016
Statement from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine on End of Animal Labs in Medical Student Education

June 30, 2016
Last Remaining Medical School to Use Live Animals for Training Makes Switch to Human-Relevant Methods

June 30, 2016
Grady Hospital Shuts Down Its McDonald’s

June 29, 2016
President Obama Signs Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act Protecting Public Health, Animals

June 22, 2016
Lautenberg Train Station Ads Spotlight Sen. Cory Booker

June 17, 2016
Cinema Ads Confront Wayne State Over Experiments on Dog Named Dorrie

June 17, 2016
Barnard Medical Center Hosts Free Cooking and Nutrition Class to Help Washington Residents Combat Type 2 Diabetes

June 9, 2016
Physicians Committee Scientists Applaud Passage of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: Bill Ensures Reform of Toxicity Testing

June 7, 2016
Physicians Committee Scientists Urge Senate Passage of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: Bill Ensures Reform of Toxicity Testing

May 26, 2016
Physicians Committee Scientists Applaud Passage of Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act: Bill Ensures Reform of Toxicity Testing

May 24, 2016
Lautenberg Chemical Safety Legislation Should Prioritize High-Tech Test Methods

May 20, 2016
Physicians Committee Praises Johns Hopkins University’s Decision to End Animal Use in Medical Education

May 18, 2016
Statement from the Physicians Committee on Johns Hopkins University Eliminating the Use of Animals in Medical Training

May 18, 2016
Doctors Group Hosts Make-Your-Own ‘Banana Dog’ Booth at Building a Healthier Future Summit

May 16, 2016
Live Demonstration of Medical Device TraumaMan to Accompany UW Board of Regents Meeting

May 12, 2016
Three Billboards Confront McDonald’s at Grady Hospital

May 10, 2016
The Physicians Committee and the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences Host Global Nutrition Conference in Nation’s Capital on July 29 to 30, 2016

May 9, 2016
Doctors Distribute 8,000 Diabetes Prevention Toolkits at the Gathering of Nations

May 4, 2016
Rochester Doctors Arm Residents with a Dietary Blueprint to Combat Chronic Disease

April 28, 2016
Alec Baldwin’s Radical Nutrition Plan: Replace Meal Replacement Bars with Meals

April 1, 2016
Billboards Warn of Cancer Risk: Hot Dogs in School Meals

March 25, 2016
Physicians Committee Applauds EPA Decision to Reduce Animal Use in Pesticides Testing

March 18, 2016
Maryland Bill Will End Animal Use in Medical Education

February 19, 2016
Physicians Committee Begins Recruitment for the Had I Known Processed Meat Campaign

February 11, 2016
Doctors Rank Hazardous and Healthy Hospital Food Environments

January 29, 2016
Adverse Outcome Pathways: Path to Improved Chemical Tests without Animals

January 28, 2016
Doctors, Dietitians Offer Plant-Based Makeover for Congressional Cafeterias

January 20, 2016
New Year, Best You Cooking and Nutrition Course Starts Mar. 1

January 8, 2016
The Physicians Committee Praises New Dietary Guidelines for Strengthening Cholesterol Warnings, But Demands Investigation into Cholesterol Money Trail

January 7, 2016
The Physicians Committee Sues USDA and DHHS, Exposing Industry Corruption in Dietary Guidelines Decision on Cholesterol

January 6, 2016

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