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” …

Shortly before the November election, U.S. President Joe Biden quietly authorized the DoD to send maintenance contractors to the war-torn country. The decision was made before Tuesday’s election as a way to provide Ukraine with specific technical expertise needed for weapons like F-16 fighter jets and Patriot air defense systems, said the official, who was granted anonymity to speak about …

In December 2024, Assad loyalists ambushed a team of law enforcement officers in western Syria. At least 14 people died. The attack in the countryside of the Tartus region also injured 10 officers, according to the ministry. It came hours after the new government’s military operations command said its forces killed “a besieged group of remnants of the former regime” …

Researchers at the Veterans Administration acknowledge that burn pit smoke could cause DRLD, but they insist that other causes are just as common. VA established the Airborne Hazards and Burn Pits Center of Excellence (AHBPCE) in 2019 at VA’s War Related Illness and Injury Study Center (WRIISC) in New Jersey. Environmental health specialists, epidemiologists, and other experts from the Center …

Wars between rival gangs and a crumbling supply chain forced some 35,000 Haitians to flee their homes in November 2024 alone. Haiti has faced instability since the 2021 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse. The current wave of displacement, the largest since August 2023, comes as armed gangs who have joined forces strengthen their grip on the capital, leaving the national …

A federal jury ordered the private military contractor to pay $42 million in damages to three Iraqi men who sued the company sixteen years ago for its complicity in their torture at this notorious Iraqi prison. Abu Ghraib prison, west of Baghdad, became a potent negative symbol of the US occupation of Iraq after evidence emerged of detainee abuse by …

Remnants of the disgraced Russian mercenary outfit still operate in Africa as desperate countries turn to these groups as they face serious insurgencies. Over the past several years, Russian state-linked mercenaries have established a foothold in the force-for-hire market in Africa. Despite a demonstrated inability to degrade security threats, a litany of egregious human rights violations, and increasing sanctions against …

Military forces on America’s westernmost territory are preparing to defend against a possible ballistic missile assault from regional rival China. The Vertical Launch System is a launching system for the Standard Missile, defensive interceptor missiles capable of destroying threat missiles or warheads in flight. They are also part of the proposed Enhanced Integrated Air and Missile Defense (EIAMD) System on …

Doctors attached the D-word to Post Traumatic Stress Disorder almost immediately. To many people, a “disorder” is a condition that randomly affects some people and not others, or even worse, a “disorder” excuses socially inappropriate behavior (e.g., I don’t have a bad temper, I have intermittent explosive disorder).  Medically, “disorder” basically means “unknown.” Schizophrenia was once considered a disorder. Now, …