In the News

WCIA-TV (May 6) – Booker T. Washington STEM Academy’s fourth- and fifth-graders are graduating from the first-ever Future Health Innovators Academy Mini Medical School Program, wearing their new white coats. (Featured in the video of the…
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Our Quad Cities (April 30) – “Oneida the ornate box turtle is doing well as we enter the month of May. As of last week, she has successfully taken her first bath since surgery,” according…
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Farms.com (April 30) – Pet obesity has become one of the most common health concerns seen during routine veterinary visits. “Obesity can decrease overall life expectancy and contribute to development of chronic conditions such as diabetes…
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News-Gazette (April 26) – Addison’s disease, also known as hypoadrenocorticism, is often called the “great pretender,” because its symptoms can mimic many other, far more common problems. “Hypoadrenocorticism means a lower amount of hormones are…
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dvm360 (April 21) – A University of Illinois study identifies a single genetic change that explains why some Malassezia ear infections stop responding to miconazole. The study authors say the findings point at the need…
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Farm Week (April 22) – Dr. Leyi Wang, a veterinary virologist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, is working with the University of Kentucky Gluck Equine Research Center to study HPAI in horses….
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News-Gazette (April 19) – Because there is currently no cure for equine infectious anemia and infected horses remain carriers for life, the United States and other countries have enacted regulations and surveillance measures to prevent…
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WCIA-TV (April 16) – Spring can be more dangerous than peak summer for canines, because they aren’t as acclimated to the heat. Dogs at highest risk include “our young dogs, our old dogs. And then…
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WCIA-TV (April 15) — Illinois epidemiology professor Becky Smith says tick season might peak sooner this year due to this spring’s weather trends, and recommends how to best protect yourself and pets from attracting them….
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