Oregon lawmakers have set conditions for closing the Oregon National Primate Research Center (ONPRC). As part of a budget ...

In a June 24, 2025, letter, 134 physicians urged the Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of ...

More than 60% of U.S. adults incorrectly think that eating a plant-based diet is more expensive than eating a diet with meat and dairy, according to a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine ...

Whether you're spreading out a picnic blanket at the park or gathering for a backyard cookout, food is at the heart of every ...

Eating a low-fat vegan diet helps reduce the amount of acid consumed in the diet, which makes the body’s pH more alkaline and leads to weight loss for people with type 1 diabetes, finds new research ...

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Actress and Newport native Mena Suvari is partnering with a national medical ethics group to offer Brown University a helping hand. In a letter sent June 18 to school leaders, Suvari, of American ...

A Podcast Examining Vegan Nutrition and Medical News The Exam Room™ is the ultimate vegan podcast from the Physicians Committee. Dr. Neal Barnard, a real-life rock star and authority on plant-based ...

Based on the Physicians Committee’s successful 21-Day Kickstart book, this class is to serve as an intro into an overall healthful & sustainable diet. This is a lifesaving learning experience ...

There may be a more fundamental approach. Rather than focusing on the prostaglandins themselves, it may help to look at the cellular “factories” that make them. Oral contraceptives, or birth control ...

Resource Fact Sheets & Literature Physicians Committee experts review and author our health and nutrition fact sheets to help you thrive on a vegan diet. Explore these resources for more information ...

A widespread ethical problem, although one that has not yet received much attention, is raised by the development of new pharmaceuticals. All new drugs are tested on human volunteers. There is, of ...