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April 28, 2010
Recommitting to a Nuclear-Free World: An Evening with Helen Caldicott, MD
On March 25, WPSR members, new supporters, and old friends came together to meet with renowned nuclear weapons abolitionist and PSR Co-Founder Helen Caldicott, MD.
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April 23, 2010
War's toll on public health
Public policy and funding has yet to grasp war's heavy toll on non-soldiers as a public-health problem. Smart minds at the University of Washington's Department of Global Health and the Physicians for Social Responsibility appropriately seek to change that.
Source: Seattle Times
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April 23, 2010
UW conference to battle the ravages of war
When Evan Kanter adds up the costs of war, he doesn't only consider the cost of fighter jets and tanks, he also counts his patients at a veterans hospital in Seattle, where he works as a psychiatrist treating active-duty military personnel and veterans who have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
Source: Seattle Times
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April 21, 2010
UW conference to explore the impact of war on health
Co-sponsored by Physicians for Social Responsibility, the conference will define preventing war and reducing violence as an emerging area of study and practice for people in the global health field, how students and professionals can promote peace, and how to develop new global health leaders who are focused on that goal.
Source: Seattle Times
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April 16, 2010
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility pick winners of Greenfield Peace Writing Contest
Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility recently announced the three winners of its Greenfield Peace Writing Contest for Oregon High School Students. The contest asked students to answer this question: "In a world where we struggle with wars, injustice, violence in our communities and the threat of environmental devastation ... what does peace mean to you?"
Source: The Oregonian
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December 10, 2009
Obama's Peace Prize brings hope for a world without nukes
An op-ed by Maine PSR member Dr. Paul Averill Liebow.
Source: Bangor Daily News (Maine)
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December 9, 2009
Abolishing nuclear arms: It can be done
An op-ed by PSR's Dr. Ira Helfand on how we can acheive a nuclear weapons free world. Dr. Helfand is representing PSR at this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony honoring President Obama.
Source: CNN
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December 7, 2009
Local doctor goes to Norway (Video)
A local news clip on PSR's Dr. Ira Helfand, who will be representing PSR at this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo.
Source: WWLP (Massachusetts)
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December 7, 2009
Western Mass. doctor, Ira Helfand, to fly to Norway to watch President Obama get Nobel Peace Prize
Dr. Ira Helfand will be representing PSR at this year's Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo.
Source: MassLive.com (Massachusetts)
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November 3, 2009
Guest Opinion: Rethinking Afghanistan
An op-ed on Afghanistan by Dr. Robert Dodge, a board member of PSR Los Angeles.
Source: Fall River Herald News (Massachusetts)