From the desk of Dr. Bob Gould— How can we protect the health of our democracy?

AUGUST 20, 2026 Dear Friends, Our government’s accelerating war on our basic democratic rights has become a major hazard to the health of our patients and communities. While we face deepening existential threats exemplified by new nuclear weapons programs and our out-of-control climate emergency, we have experienced an unrelenting onslaught on our hard-won environmental regulations ...