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Telegraph Herald (Dubuque, IA; March 19) – The turtle at Nahant Marsh Education Center in Davenport, Iowa, that needed surgery to save her life has successfully undergone the procedure, thanks to the generosity of 96 donors who contributed…
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Ubiquitous Exposure to Environmental Chemicals

May 12, 2022 / In the News

Inside Climate News (New York City, May 12) – In a new study, researchers found potentially harmful chemicals in the bodies of pregnant women. Jodi Flaws, a professor of comparative biosciences at Illinois who was…
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Allergies Afflict Pets Too

May 06, 2022 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; May 5) – Dr. Bailey Brame and her dog Java visited the studio to talk about how to identify and control seasonal allergies in pets. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/how-allergy-season-can-affect-our-pets/

Study of UI COVID-19 Data Shows Variation in Infective Periods

April 29, 2022 / In the News

United Press International (April 28) – “We capture the most complete, high-resolution, quantitative picture of how [the virus] replicates and sheds in people during natural infection,” Christopher B. Brooke, co-author of the Nature Communications study,…
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Impact of Avian Influenza Outbreak

April 26, 2022 / In the News

Tampa Bay Times (April 26) – The meat and egg industries keep checks in place to pull sick chickens from the food supply, said Yvette Johnson-Walker, a lecturer at the University of Illinois College of…
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Avian Flu Impacts Wild, Domestic Flocks

April 26, 2022 / In the News

WTTW-TV Chicago Tonight (April 25) – Dr. Yvette Johnson-Walker, clinical epidemiologist and lecturer at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, and Dr. Sarah Reich, head veterinarian and manager of rehabilitation aid and research…
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Bearded Dragons Make Good Pets

April 25, 2022 / In the News

WGN-AM (audio begins at 8:05; Chicago, April 24) – Dr. Krista Keller, a professor of zoological medicine at the U. of I. College of Veterinary Medicine, says bearded dragon lizards are the most domesticated of…
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Veterinary Drug Compounding Rules

April 22, 2022 / In the News

VIN News (Veterinary Information Network; April 21) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took nearly 20 years to produce Guidance For Industry #256 – Compounding Animal Drugs from Bulk Drug Substances, released on April…
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Mask Ruling Not Good for All

April 20, 2022 / In the News

New York Times (April 19) – Dr. Rebecca Lee Smith, an epidemiologist at the University of Illinois, said the ruling on masks was especially unfortunate because some people at higher risk of severe illness might…
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