F.D.A. says Canadian Company, CanaRx, Sells Unsafe Medicines to U.S. Buyers

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UNODC trains West African criminal justice practitioners to enhance fight against human trafficking and smuggling of migrants

UNODC trains West African criminal justice practitioners to enhance fight against human trafficking and smuggling of migrants

Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, 28 February 2019 - Human trafficking and the smuggling of migrants has a strong regional dimension in West Africa. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) therefore trained 18 West African prosecutors, judges and judicial police officers to become trainers on international judicial cooperation to better combat trafficking in persons and migrant smuggling.

Selma Blair Discusses Multiple Sclerosis, and Many Hear Their Own Story

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‘Executing Babies’: Here Are the Facts Behind Trump’s Misleading Abortion Tweet

By DENISE GRADY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Ek86hk

When the Bully is the Boss

By BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Tl7Isf

UNODC hosts civil society hearing to strengthen cooperation against global drug challenges

UNODC hosts civil society hearing to strengthen cooperation against global drug challenges

Vienna, 26 February 2019 - Addressing the complex issues of drug abuse and crime and their harmful effects on society requires strong partnerships with civil society organizations at local, national, regional and global levels.As part of its engagement with these important stakeholders, UNODC today hosted a Global Civil Society Hearing in Vienna to update Member States on the results of a recent global civil society consultation on drugs.

UNODC expresses full support for CEDAW General Recommendation on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration

UNODC expresses full support for CEDAW General Recommendation on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration

26 February 2019 - The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) expressed its full support for the elaboration of a new General Recommendation on trafficking in women and girls in the context of global migration during a discussion on 22 February, held in the context of the 72nd Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women in Geneva from 18 February to 8 March.

World's forests increasingly taking up more carbon

World's forests increasingly taking up more carbon

Tropical forests may be taking up more than northern temperate forests, new research finds
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Pinterest Restricts Vaccine Search Results to Curb Spread of Misinformation

By CHRISTINA CARON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Er46N4

Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals

By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2GHLRVS

UnitedHealth Loses Case to the Health Venture Begun by Amazon, Berkshire-Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase

By REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2NnOpJp

Trump Administration Blocks Funds for Planned Parenthood and Others Over Abortion Referrals

By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2GYzdS0

Sackler Testimony Appears to Conflict With Federal Investigation

By BARRY MEIER from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2txK2SQ

Teenagers Say Depression and Anxiety Are Major Issues Among Their Peers

By KAREN ZRAICK from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Scq2PG

Measles Outbreak: Your Questions Answered

By PAM BELLUCK and ADEEL HASSAN from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2IDhORl

Kaiser Permanente’s New Medical School Will Waive Tuition for Its First 5 Classes

By ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2DTshlM

Embryo ‘Adoption’ Is Growing, but It’s Getting Tangled in the Abortion Debate

By CAROLINE LESTER from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2V7tFZd

A Mother Learns the Identity of Her Child’s Grandmother. A Sperm Bank Threatens to Sue.

By JACQUELINE MROZ from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2V35bQM

A Tree Grows in — Well, You Don’t Want to Know

By C. CLAIBORNE RAY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2S6l5b4

Dialysis Is a Way of Life for Many Older Patients. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be.

By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2DLyGj1

Around the world in three CCPCJs: Model United Nations Conferences tackle SDG16

Around the world in three CCPCJs: Model United Nations Conferences tackle SDG16

In the year since its launch in New York, UNODC's Model United Nations Resource Guide has gone around the globe and proven to be a powerful resource for thousands of students. Three of the largest MUN conferences in the world have not only incorporated several UNODC mandate areas into their MUNs, but have additionally simulated one of its most important governing bodies during their events, namely CCPCJ, the Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice. 

Searching Tardigrades for Lifesaving Secrets

By STEPH YIN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2DK33X5

They’ve Taken America’s Temperature — and It’s Running High

By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr. from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2tkpEET

Detecting corruption and crime in sport key to protecting its integrity

Detecting corruption and crime in sport key to protecting its integrity

Vienna, 14 February 2019 - Over 40 international experts from Government, Sports Organizations, academia and the private sector gathered today at the headquarters of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to reflect on how to develop effective mechanisms to promote reporting of unethical, illicit and illegal activities linked to sport.

New dinosaur with heart-shaped tail offers clues to evolution of Africa's ecosystems

New dinosaur with heart-shaped tail offers clues to evolution of Africa's ecosystems

Titanosaur fossil recovered from East African Rift System
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Belgium and UNODC sign two-million-euro funding agreement to strengthen fight against corruption and wildlife crime in Africa

Belgium and UNODC sign two-million-euro funding agreement to strengthen fight against corruption and wildlife crime in Africa

Brussels, 13 February 2019 - Belgium and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) have signed a new funding agreement worth two million euros to combat corruption and wildlife crime in Africa. The funds will boost UNODC's efforts in this area and allow for increased support to African Member States.
Criminals are known to net vast sums of money from wildlife and forest crime.

F.D.A. Panel Recommends New Depression Treatment

By BENEDICT CAREY from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2IaNf58

What You and Your Family Need to Know About Maternal Depression

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Depression During and After Pregnancy Can Be Prevented, National Panel Says. Here’s How.

By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2SLNFCZ

The flip side of a reef: Coral, seaweed -- or both?

The flip side of a reef: Coral, seaweed -- or both?

Tropical reefs can host coral and seaweed communities under the same conditions
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F.D.A. Warns Supplement Makers to Stop Touting Cures for Diseases Like Alzheimer’s

By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2Dwhz4E

F.D.A. Warns Supplement Makers to Stop Touting Cures for Diseases Like Alzheimer’s and Cancer

By SHEILA KAPLAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2N0EdX8

A.I. Shows Promise as a Physician Assistant

By CADE METZ from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2N06flE

A.I. Shows Promise as a Physician Assistant

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Global AIRCOP meeting gathers experts to identify good practices and challenges in detecting illicit trafficking by air

Global AIRCOP meeting gathers experts to identify good practices and challenges in detecting illicit trafficking by air

Lyon, 11 February 2019 - Ninety representatives of national law enforcement agencies and international organizations gathered at INTERPOL Headquarters for the 6th Global Meeting of the Airport Communication Project (AIRCOP), a joint endeavour of UNODC, INTERPOL and the World Customs Organization (WCO). The project aims at strengthening the capacities of international airports across the globe to detect and intercept drugs, other illicit goods and high-risk passengers in origin, transit and destination countries.

Bolivia and UNODC inaugurate Port Control Unit to boost fight against illicit drug trafficking

Bolivia and UNODC inaugurate Port Control Unit to boost fight against illicit drug trafficking

La Paz, 8 February, 2019 - The Plurinational State of Bolivia and the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) inaugurated a Port Control Unit (PCU), which forms part of the Container Control Programme (CCP) and will help fight the illicit trafficking of drugs and other products. Bolivian officials were also provided with equipment that will be used mainly in customs units close to Chile to intercept contraband and controlled substances.

A High-Tech Pill to End Drug Injections

By GINA KOLATA from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2tcU3om

Key actions to protect submarine cables from criminal activity identified at UNODC global expert meeting

Key actions to protect submarine cables from criminal activity identified at UNODC global expert meeting

7 February 2019 - While many believe that the majority of global telecommunications, including the internet, is transmitted through satellite, the reality is that over 95% of such communication occurs through fibre-optic cables. The bulk of these cables, on which we are so critically reliant, are merely the size of a garden hose and are just lying, unguarded, on the sea floor.

It Was Going to Be the First Safe Injection Site for Opioid Users. The Trump Administration Is Suing to Block It.

By ABBY GOODNOUGH from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2ShqsJq

What Trump Got Wrong About Late-Term Abortions

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What Trump Got Wrong About Late-Term Abortions

By PAM BELLUCK from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2DVGsbo

UNODC co-organizes first regional workshop in Eritrea on countering transnational organized crime

UNODC co-organizes first regional workshop in Eritrea on countering transnational organized crime

Asmara, Eritrea, February 2019 - By its very nature, transitional organized crime is committed across borders and addressing it requires international and regional cooperation. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Regional Office for Eastern Africa and the Government of Eritrea convened the first-ever regional workshop in Eritrea on strengthening international and regional police cooperation in Eastern Africa from 30 January to 1 February 2019.  

Hurricanes in 2017 did not greatly damage corals, but reefs were already in trouble

Hurricanes in 2017 did not greatly damage corals, but reefs were already in trouble

Scientists find that decades of degradation created ‘resistant’ coral reefs
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How Trump’s Latest Plan to Cut Drug Prices Will Affect You

By KATIE THOMAS and REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2WJTVKL

UNODC Executive Director welcomes Security Council debate on growing threat of transnational maritime crime

UNODC Executive Director welcomes Security Council debate on growing threat of transnational maritime crime

Vienna, 5 February 2019 - Transnational maritime crime is becoming increasingly sophisticated as criminal groups exploit jurisdiction and enforcement challenges on the high seas, warned Yury Fedotov, Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC), in his briefing to the United Nations Security Council debate on transnational organized crime at sea.

UNODC co-hosts conference on addressing illicit firearms trafficking and its nexus with organised crime and terrorism

UNODC co-hosts conference on addressing illicit firearms trafficking and its nexus with organised crime and terrorism

5 February 2019 - The illicit trafficking in firearms, their parts and components and ammunition represents a serious threat to global peace and security, and an obstacle to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. The international community has increasingly acknowledged the destabilizing impact of these firearms as a matter of particular concern in the context of organized crime and terrorism.

Pills to Protect Against an Apocalypse

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Demand for Long-Acting Birth Control Rose After Trump’s Election Amid Insurance Concerns, Study Shows

By CHRISTINA CARON from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2BfM1j2

Clash of Giants: UnitedHealth Takes On Amazon, Berkshire Hathaway and JPMorgan Chase

By REED ABELSON from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2t2hZe1

When Is the Surgeon Too Old to Operate?

By PAULA SPAN from NYT Health https://nyti.ms/2t1KuJ2