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  TORONTO -- In the middle of the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers in Saskatoon are suiting up for another fight. They’re part of a worldwide effort to create what could be a holy grail: a universal vaccine that might be able to work against all future coronavirus-related viruses. It’s like fire insurance, Volker Gerdts, director and CEO of the Vaccine and Infectious Disease Organization at the University of Saskatchewan, told CTV News. “Hopefully you will never use it. Hopef...

FALLS CHURCH, Va. When the Navy Medicine 101 pilot program was initiated in 2020 it was little surprise that Lt. Cmdr. Robert Bartholomew was selected as its architect and first course director. Since 2018, the Medical Service Corps officer has served as the Plans, Operations and Medical Intelligence (POMI) course director and instructor for operational readiness and strategic management at both Naval Medical Leader and Professional Development Command (NMLPDC) and the Uniformed Services Univer...

Argonnes Advanced Photon Source guided the development of new COVID-19 vaccine now in trials Human clinical trials have begun on a new vaccine candidate that may protect against not only SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, but against at least two of the variants emerging around the world. The development of this new vaccine was guided by structural information on the virus obtained at the Advanced Photon Source (APS), a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science User Facility at...

Cellphire Therapeutics Names Michael Gaffney as Companys New CEO News provided by Share this article Share this article ROCKVILLE, Md., April 20, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Cellphire Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology company developing next-generation platelet-based hemostatic therapeutics for application across multiple medical indications, announced today that Michael Gaffney has joined the company as Chief Executive Officer, effective immediately. Mr. Gaffney brings deep health sector insight, ...

3 DETROIT ARSENAL, Mich — The United Kingdom was the first adversary of the United States, but in modern history they have become one of its closest allies. U.S. and U.K. forces have stood side-by-side in both World Wars and in many other conflicts since the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812. Both countries strive to maintain their military alliance through close cooperation. One of those opportunities presented itself when Chris Bushell, Director General Land for the U....

Chaplain ponders how community moves forward after shootings MARY GRACE KELLER, The Frederick News-Post April 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FREDERICK, Md. (AP) — Chaplain Lt. Col. Gregory “Scott” Jackson was in his office at the Fort Detrick chapel, surrounded by his books, when he learned the post was on lockdown. He locked the door. Sirens blared. His wife sent him messages. Later, he responded to the emergency operations center, where he learned more about what occurred. As garrison ch...

By ROSE L. THAYER | STARS AND STRIPES Published: April 7, 2021 One of two sailors wounded Tuesday in a shooting near Fort Detrick, Md., has been released from a Baltimore hospital, though the other is still in critical condition, according to the Navy. The two men were shot at about 8:20 a.m. by Petty Officer 3rd Class Fantahun Woldesenbet, 38, at a Navy warehouse located in Frederick, the city outside of the Army base. After shooting the two sailors, Fantahun drove to Fort Detrick, attempt...

By Bill Galluccio Apr 6, 2021 A 38-year-old Navy Hospital Corpsman was shot and killed by military personnel at U.S. Armys Fort Detrick military base after he reportedly shot two people at a nearby business. Authorities in Frederick, Maryland, responded to an active shooter call at Riverside Technical Park and found two gunshot victims at the scene. They were both airlifted to the hospital and are in critical condition. The suspect fled the scene after the shooting and drove to For Detrick,...

By Bill Galluccio Apr 6, 2021 A 38-year-old Navy Hospital Corpsman was shot and killed by military personnel at U.S. Armys Fort Detrick military base after he reportedly shot two people at a nearby business. Authorities in Frederick, Maryland, responded to an active shooter call at Riverside Technical Park and found two gunshot victims at the scene. They were both airlifted to the hospital and are in critical condition. The suspect fled the scene after the shooting and drove to For Detrick,...

By Bill Galluccio Apr 6, 2021 A 38-year-old Navy Hospital Corpsman was shot and killed by military personnel at U.S. Armys Fort Detrick military base after he reportedly shot two people at a nearby business. Authorities in Frederick, Maryland, responded to an active shooter call at Riverside Technical Park and found two gunshot victims at the scene. They were both airlifted to the hospital and are in critical condition. The suspect fled the scene after the shooting and drove to For Detrick,...