In the News

WAND-TV STEM Minute (March 12) – The ambassador animals at the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic educate the community about local wildlife. A recent addition to the ambassador team, Pesto the opossum has captured many…
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AKC Canine Health Foundation (March 11) – Dr. Timothy Fan, supported by a grant from the AKC Canine Health Foundation, is applying a breakthrough from human medicine to veterinary medicine. Checkpoint inhibitors help about 30…
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WCIA-TV (Feb. 26) – A critically ill red-tailed hawk that was admitted to the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic has made an “incredible recovery.” Because his anemia and low blood protein were so severe,…
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Gizmodo (Feb. 20) – “As a surgeon routinely treating some of the most affected dogs and cats with BOAS, I agree that an individualized approach to identify and treat pathology in each pet is best…
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Danville (Illinois) Commercial News (Feb. 14) – “Cushing’s disease is caused by chronic, excessive exposure to cortisol,” explains Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin, a primary care veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana….
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AAVMC News (Jan. 26 and 28) – The American Association of Veterinary Medical Colleges (AAVMC) recently announced recipients of the Merck Animal Health Diversity Leadership Scholarship and the Chewy Veterinary Leaders scholarship recipients. Students from the…
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AVMA News (Feb. 4) – “As the first veterinary environmental certification in North America, Green Paw is a chance for the whole veterinary team to help their patients, their clinic, and the planet without feeling…
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Discover Magazine (Jan. 29) – While acne is largely a human-specific disease, dogs and cats can develop forms of acne, too. Dogs get acne on their muzzles when bacteria build up in hair follicles, cats…
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Quad City News (WHBF-TV; Jan. 29) – Oneida, a box turtle and animal ambassador at Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport, Iowa, visited the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital for a CT scan that…
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News-Gazette (Jan. 25) – Dr. Mariana Sosa Higareda, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital who specializes in zoological medicine, recommends the spay procedure for young guinea pigs as an important part…
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