United States Army Medical Command

The Inner Circle Acknowledges, Althea Green as a Top Pinnacle Professional for her contributions to the field of Academia

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Friday, August 25, 2023
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CLARKSBURG, Md., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Althea Green is acknowledged as a Top Pinnacle Professional for her contributions to the field of Academia.

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  • CLARKSBURG, Md., Aug. 24, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Prominently featured in The Inner Circle, Althea Green is acknowledged as a Top Pinnacle Professional for her contributions to the field of Academia.
  • Dr. Green attributes her success primarily to her open-mindedness and eagerness to embrace new challenges and opportunities for personal growth.
  • A civic-minded servant, Dr. Green focuses her efforts on supporting women transitioning to civilian life after military service.
  • Dr. Green would like to gratefully dedicate this honor to her beloved husband, Larry Johnson, and her cherished children.

American Psychedelic Practitioners Association Announces Appointment of Brigadier General (Ret.) Stephen N. Xenakis, MD as new Executive Director

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Monday, June 19, 2023
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WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA) has announced the appointment of Brigadier General (Ret.)

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  • WASHINGTON, June 19, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- American Psychedelic Practitioners Association (APPA) has announced the appointment of Brigadier General (Ret.)
  • Stephen N. Xenakis, MD as new Executive Director of the organization.
  • General Xenakis stated, “We anticipate that sometime in 2024 the FDA will approve the first widespread use of a psychedelic therapy to treat patients.
  • Those professionals in the psychedelic or healthcare space interested, can sign up for memberships online at: https://www.appa-us.org/ .

Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow Procurement Conference Attracts Key Defense Medical, Public Health, Infrastructure and Tech Leaders

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Thursday, February 16, 2023
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FREDERICK, Md., Feb. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Find out what it takes to thrive in today's competitive procurement arena by connecting with military and government agencies, prime contractors, and state and local representatives at the 19th Annual SMART PROC GovCon https://smartprocgovcon.com.

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  • SMART brings together senior government and Congressional leaders, federal program managers, contract officers and academia to provide insight into future programs, challenges and needs from industry in construction, defense, public health, preparedness and cyber/IT leaders.
  • The meeting is sponsored by the Strengthening the Mid-Atlantic Region for Tomorrow (SMART).
  • The SMART organization 501c3 executes the vision of the SMART Congressional Iniative by providing a membership organization promoting tech enterprise in the region.
  • The conference goal is to build stronger relationships, provide teaming partnerships and discuss upcoming procurement forecasts among industry, community, government, and academia.

Concurrent Technologies Corporation Wins Marketing Communications Awards

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Johnstown, PA, Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two publications produced by Concurrent Technologies Corporations (CTCs) in-house communications team have won 2022 MarCom Awards for outstanding achievement by marketing and communications professionals.

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  • Johnstown, PA, Nov. 16, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Two publications produced by Concurrent Technologies Corporations (CTCs) in-house communications team have won 2022 MarCom Awards for outstanding achievement by marketing and communications professionals.
  • The international MarCom Awards program is administered by the Association of Marketing and Communications Professionals.
  • CTCs Annual Report has won marketing communications awards for the past 17 consecutive years, including this most recent award and honors from Service Industry Advertising Awards, Hermes, Ragan Communications, and APEX.
  • Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) is an independent, nonprofit, applied scientific research and development professional services organization.

Kaléo Announces Appointment of Major General Elder Granger, M.D., to Board

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Tuesday, October 25, 2022
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Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kalo, a fully integrated pharmaceutical company dedicated to inventing, manufacturing, and commercializing life-transforming products, today announced the appointment of Major General Elder Granger, M.D., U.S. Army, (Ret) as an independent member of its Board of Managers.

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  • Richmond, Virginia, Oct. 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Kalo, a fully integrated pharmaceutical company dedicated to inventing, manufacturing, and commercializing life-transforming products, today announced the appointment of Major General Elder Granger, M.D., U.S. Army, (Ret) as an independent member of its Board of Managers.
  • MG Granger,certified by the American Board of Internal Medicine and Board of Hematology and Oncology, is president and CEO of The 5Ps, LLC, a health care,education, and leadership consulting organization.
  • He currently serves on the boards of Cigna (CI), Defense Logistics Health (DLHC), and Better Therapeutics, Inc. (BTTX).
  • The Kalo team shares this passion, and I am honored to join them in this mission.

Odyssey Health, Inc. Announces Successful Completion of Phase I Clinical Trial for Concussion Drug

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Wednesday, September 28, 2022
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Odysseys trial involved administering PRV-002, the Companys novel drug to treat concussion, to healthy human subjects.

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  • Odysseys trial involved administering PRV-002, the Companys novel drug to treat concussion, to healthy human subjects.
  • The Phase I trial was conducted at Avance Clinical and Nucleus Network, two leading clinical research organizations.
  • Odyssey is currently communicating with the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to present the findings from the Phase I Trial.
  • Phase II trial sites are being identified and study design is being created with the sites medical leadership and Odyssey Medical Advisors.

U.S. Army Medical Personnel to Train at Grady's Level 1 Trauma Center

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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It helps Army medical personnel sustain and build their clinical skills by working at the nation's premier trauma centers.

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  • It helps Army medical personnel sustain and build their clinical skills by working at the nation's premier trauma centers.
  • We count on partnerships like this one to train the world's most powerful medical system, which is Army Medicine."
  • "Grady is one of the busiest trauma centers in the nation," said Dr. Elizabeth Benjamin, trauma medical director and professor of surgery at Grady.
  • "The high volume of trauma patients we see here makes it an ideal location for our Army counterparts to train alongside us.

Injectable Non-Thrombin Foam Increases Survival Rates for Severe Internal Bleeding in Recent Research Study

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Thursday, September 1, 2022
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RIVERDALE, Md., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The injectable non-thrombin foam, LifeFoam™, created by Medcura Inc., a commercial-stage life science and medical device company, increased the amount of time swine could survive severe internal bleeding in a recent study. Researchers say it has "significant potential" to save lives in military combat settings or any life-threatening hemorrhaging emergency when a patient cannot be quickly triaged into surgery.

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  • RIVERDALE, Md., Sept. 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The injectable non-thrombin foam, LifeFoam, created by Medcura Inc., a commercial-stage life science and medical device company,increased the amount of time swine could survive severe internal bleeding in a recent study.
  • Swine with noncompressible internal bleeding injected with LifeFoam survived more than five times longer than those without it, with a three-hour survival rate of 72 percent versus zero, according to the study published in the journal Surgery and led by Drs.
  • Leon Naar and Ander Dorken Gallastegi from Massachusetts General Hospital's Division of Trauma, Emergency Surgery and Surgical Critical Care.
  • "LifeFoam can be easily extracted in the operating room with simple irrigation and suctioning thereby streamlining the trauma surgeon's job."

HJF Announces Changes to Its Council of Directors

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Tuesday, July 5, 2022
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The Honorable Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D., has been appointed Chair of The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicines (HJF) Council of Directors (CoD).

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  • The Honorable Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D., has been appointed Chair of The Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicines (HJF) Council of Directors (CoD).
  • Dr. Wilensky, an economist and senior fellow at Project Hope, has been with HJFs CoD since January 2020.
  • I look forward to working with Dr. Wilensky as the Chair of HJFs Council of Directors, said HJF President and CEO, Dr. Joseph Caravalho, Jr.
  • More than 3,000 HJF teammates ensure HJF is a trusted and responsive partner by providing scientific, administrative, and program operations services to researchers in the military, academia, and private industry.

FORMER NYC COMMISSIONER OF HEALTH, OXIRIS BARBOT, M.D., KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT RED DOOR COMMUNITY'S CELEBRATING WOMEN, WORKING AND LIVING WITH CANCER BENEFIT LUNCHEON, HELD WEDNESDAY, MAY 18

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Friday, May 20, 2022
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NEW YORK, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a two-year hiatus, Red Door Community gathered on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 for their annual benefit luncheon, Celebrating Women, Living & Working with Cancer. Former NYC Commissioner of Health, and Senior Fellow for Public Health & Justice, Oxiris Barbot, M.D., was the Keynote Speaker. Held at the Metropolitan Club NYC, Gerri Willis, the well-respected anchor, and correspondent from Fox Business Network and previous keynote speaker hosted the event.

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  • NEW YORK, May 20, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- After a two-year hiatus, Red Door Community gathered on Wednesday, May 18, 2022 for their annual benefit luncheon, Celebrating Women, Living & Working with Cancer.
  • Former NYC Commissioner of Health, and Senior Fellow for Public Health & Justice, Oxiris Barbot, M.D., was the Keynote Speaker.
  • Held at the Metropolitan Club NYC, Gerri Willis, the well-respected anchor, and correspondent from Fox Business Network and previous keynote speaker hosted the event.
  • Red Door Community is New York City's preeminent nonprofit cancer support organization helping everyone and anyone impacted by cancer.