Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

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Learn about the Physicians Committee’s latest campaigns. Journalists: For more information or to arrange an interview with one of our experts, please contact the media contact listed at the bottom of the news release.

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Feb 8, 2021

Doctors Group Petitions White House to Cut Animal Agriculture and Promote Plant-Based Diet in Climate Crisis Executive Order

WASHINGTON—The nonprofit Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is petitioning the White House to update its executive order titled “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad” to recommend policy changes that could help alleviate the climate crisis by cutting animal agriculture and promoting a plant-based diet.

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Feb 5, 2021

Vegan Diet Better for Weight Loss and Cholesterol Control than Mediterranean Diet

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Feb 2, 2021

Doctors Urge Arkansas Governor to Promote Plant Protein and Repurpose Slaughterhouses

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Jan 28, 2021

Doctors Group Denounces University of Arizona Tucson Live Animal Use for Surgeon Training

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Jan 22, 2021

Industry, Government, Research, and Advocacy Groups Convened for Discussion of Nonanimal Approaches to Chemical Testing

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Jan 15, 2021

Doctors Congratulate Tuskegee University on Ending Lethal Dog Use, Urge Auburn to Follow Suit

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Jan 3, 2021

Plant-Based Diets Improve Heart Health Regardless of Race, New Study Shows

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Dec 29, 2020

Physicians Committee Faults New Dietary Guidelines for Racial Bias, Calls for Guidelines To Be Redrafted

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Dec 4, 2020

Plant-Based Hospitals Meals Are Law in New York State Starting Dec. 6

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Dec 4, 2020

New Study Debunks Blood Type Diet

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