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The Physicians Committee Engages With NIH Center on Strategies to Support Human-Based Research

The Physicians Committee recently made recommendations to the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) at ...
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“35 Years of Dead-End Experiments”—Doctors Group, Sen. Polehanki Protest Wayne State Dog Experiments at Crucial Moment

Wayne State University is home to the country’s oldest government-funded dog experiments, first started in 1991. But with the ...
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Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine Applauds Administration’s Effort to Expand Nutrition Education in Medical Schools, but Curriculum Must Be Based on S…

Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced today an agreement among 53 medical schools to conduct ...
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New Poll: Almost Half of US Adults Unaware of Connection Between Processed Meat Consumption and Colorectal Cancer

Just before National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month begins in March, a new Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine/Morning Consult poll found that nearly half of Americans aren’t aware that ...
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Scientists Develop a New Patient-Derived Organoid Model for Studying Endometriosis Subtypes

Researchers used samples from patients to develop endometriosis organoids that more accurately replicate human disease than animal experiments, providing a powerful new platform to advance ...
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The Physicians Committee Applauds NIH Efforts to Support Human-Based Research

Physicians Committee experts expressed support for two recent actions the agency has taken toward implementing the human-based initiative launched in 2025 and made recommendations for building on this ...
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After Years of Pressure from Legislators and Physicians, Brown University Replaces Animals in Deadly Training Exercises

After years of demands from Rhode Island state legislators and physicians, Brown University ended its deadly use of animals for training emergency medicine physicians.
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Monkey Dies At Oregon Experimentation Facility Following Medication Failure

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Oregon Health & Science University’s (OHSU) Oregon National Primate ...
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Doc and Chef Presents The Power Foods Diet

This six-week online program brings together evidence-based nutrition and practical culinary mastery to help participants ...