Increased risk of terrorism, specifically against military bases, should make people think twice before they travel to this once-quiet Gulf Coast Country, according to a January 2025 alert from the government of Australia. Conflicts in the Middle East could result in an increase in tensions elsewhere in the region and may result in airspace closures, flight cancellations, and other travel …

Safe Reach Solutions and several other American private military contractor companies will enforce a ceasefire in part of the war-torn area. The contractors are poised to help secure a key zone that splits Gaza in two and is known as the Netzarim corridor, said the officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak …

Initiating cognitive processing therapy or prolonged exposure (CPT/PE) sessions for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) victims reduces the PTSD suicide rate by over 20%, according to a new study. “Although receipt of eight or more CPT/PE encounters was associated with lower suicide risk in unadjusted analyses, this finding was not significant in adjusted analyses,” study author Rebecca Sripada, PhD, of the …

Offshore oil workers and other outer continental shelf (OCS) workers have some of the highest injury rates of any workers in America. The work is dangerous, mostly because of the risk of petrochemical and other explosions. Furthermore, most offshore energy exploration and other such facilities offer limited onsite medical services and no onsite emergency medical transportation services. The treatment delay …

Leaders of the two traditional East Asia rivals will meet to discuss a number of security and other pressing issues sometime in 2025. Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya, on his first trip to China since assuming the post in October, sounded positive after meetings with Chinese Premier Li Qiang and Foreign Minister Wang Yi, saying the talks were “very candid” …