WASHINGTON—As reported by the Toledo Blade, the Physicians Committee—a national nonprofit with 17,000 doctors nationwide—is asking officials in Ohio, Michigan, and other agricultural states to phase out large-scale livestock facilities including mega-dairies and massive egg farms. The current bird flu crisis is an urgent reminder to transition food production away...
COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Physicians Committee, a national doctors’ group with 381 physicians in Ohio, and 17,000 doctors nationwide is calling on Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio to phase out crowded egg farms and mega-dairies where diseases like H5N1 Bird Flu can easily spread. In Ohio, there are about 295 large-scale, industrial livestock facilities, according to the U.S...
ALBANY, N.Y.—Falafel Bowls, Powered Up Pasta with Chickpeas, and Veggie Skewers were just a few of the plant-based food items on the menu at a May 15 legislative reception supporting S996 (Hoylman-Sigal) / A3708 (Rajkumar). The legislation will promote student health and foster health equity by providing plant-based options upon request to students in New York public...
People in Louisiana prisons are dying painful deaths under the care of ill-equipped physicians, according to multiple lawsuits filed against the Louisiana Department of Public Safety and Corrections. One major flaw, according to prison reform activists, is that medical care in the state’s carceral system falls overwhelmingly in the hands of doctors whose...
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In its annual cancer statistics report, the American Cancer Society (ACS) predicted over 2 million new cancer cases and over 600,000 cancer deaths in the United States in 2024. The ACS cites decreased smoking rates, earlier detection, and improved treatments as the primary reasons for decreased death rates from cancer in recent decades. Missing from...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, a public health nonprofit of more than 17,000 doctors, is offering 5 Nutritious Alternatives to Cow’s Milk for consumers concerned about bird flu among dairy cattle. A virulent strain of bird flu was identified for the first time in U.S. cow’s milk and among dairy cattle in Texas on March 25, and a...
Charna’s* father is a priest in a traditional South Asian religion, but as followers of that religion, Charna noticed that her family seemed oppressed by an invisible darkness. “Almost all in the family were possessed by evil spirits and demonic attacks were very severe in the family,” she said. Her father disliked Christians and would frequently perform rituals...