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How to Eat Plant-Based in the Winter: A Dietitian’s Guide for the Holidays and Beyond

When the weather gets colder, most of us start craving warm, cozy meals—the kind of food that feels comforting. Whether you’re gearing up for the holidays or just trying to stay healthy through the ...
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Physicians Committee’s Educational Program on Animal-Free Science Awarded Prize from National Institutes of Health

Today, the National Center for Advancing Translational Science (NCATS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced ...
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Doctors Group Applauds FDA Proposed Guidance to Reduce Animal Experiments in Drug Development

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine applauds the Food and Drug Administration’s newly released draft guidance, ...
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Mitigating Bias Toward Animal Methods During NIH Grant Review

Physicians Committee experts and leaders of the Coalition to Illuminate and Address Animal Methods Bias (COLAAB), an ...
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Annual Funding Bill Passes With Language Supporting Nonanimal Approaches

The Fiscal Year 2026 Continuing Appropriations Act became law on Nov. 12. In addition to reopening the federal government and ...
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Doctors Group Applauds CDC’s Decision to End Monkey Experiments

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine is applauding the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) ...
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U.S. Senate Advances Provisions Expanding Nondairy Milk Access in Schools

The Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, Friends of the Earth U.S., and other members of the Plant Powered School ...
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Vegan Diet—Even With ‘Unhealthy’ Plant-Based Foods—Is Better for Weight Loss Than Mediterranean Diet, Finds New Study

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Eating a vegan diet increases consumption of plant-based foods—including those defined as “unhealthy” by the plant-based diet index—leading to greater weight loss than the ...
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New Survey Reveals That Most Americans Believe That Migrant Farmworkers Should Be Allowed to Remain in the U.S. to Help Grow and Harvest Sweet Potatoes, Cranbe…

WASHINGTON—A new survey by Morning Consult and the nonprofit Physicians Committee finds that 65% of adults ...
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Replacing Meat, Dairy, and Eggs with Grains, Legumes, and Other Plant Foods Reduces Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 51%, New Research Shows

A low-fat vegan diet is associated with a significant reduction in greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE) and cumulative energy demand (CED) compared to the Standard American Diet, according to research by ...
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New Legislation Improves Sunscreen Evaluation through Nonanimal Testing

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now required to implement nonanimal testing strategies in the evaluation of sunscreens following the recent passage of key provisions of the SAFE ...