Global progress on achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) has been stalled, with the COVID-19 pandemic and conflict in Ukraine causing setbacks that threaten achievement of the 2030 goals. “It’s time to sound the alarm. At the midway point on our way to 2030, the SDGs are in […]

On 7 February 2023, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) publicly reported the statistics for federal civil fraud recoveries in Fiscal Year (FY) 2022.1 While the DOJ emphasized in its accompanying press release that “the government and whistleblowers were party to 351 settlements and judgments” which comprised “the second-highest number of […]

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Country: Sudan Source: UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights We call on all those with influence to use every possible means to de-escalate the situation and to stand in solidarity with the Sudanese people in their demands for a peaceful and democratic future.

Photo: Pixabay/StockSnap Microplastics have become ubiquitous in our environment and more and more data are emerging of their potential harm to our health. Last year scientists discovered that these minute particles can enter our bloodstream and potentially accumulate in our organs over time. Now comes research confirming that tiny plastic […]

Summary The US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights (HHS) is proposing changes to the Privacy Rule under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). HHS’s proposed changes would impact HIPAA Covered Entities by restricting the use and disclosure of certain reproductive health care information, […]