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Wildlife Clinic Holds Fundraiser
April 2, 2025 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (Champaign, Illinois; April 1) – Saving animals is what the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic in Champaign County is all about. But in order to keep the mission going they need help…
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Erin Long with a dog.

Plasma-based Transfusion Therapy

December 05, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Erin Long heads the hospital’s small animal emergency and critical care service. Editor’s note: This article introduced the discussion on plasma therapy that is continued in articles on the role of albumin in health…
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Rehabilitation Service Adds Shock Wave Therapy

December 05, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Working with our rehabilitation specialists can help your patients with improved postoperative recovery, improved quality of life, and restored activity level and function. All new patients will receive a full physical exam, including both a…
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Faculty Spotlight: Shawna Bradshaw, DVM

December 05, 2024 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Bradshaw is an instructor in the small animal primary care service. Tell us about your background. I grew up nearby in Clark County, Illinois, on a grain and beef cattle farm (very typical Midwest)….
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Timothy Fan Awarded BEAT Cancer Grant

December 04, 2024 / In the News

Cancer Center at Illinois (Dec. 4) – Dr. Timothy Fan and OSF surgeon Dr. Richard Anderson have received a grant to investigate an immunotherapy cancer treatment, using interleukin-12 to elicit immune system activity against tumor…
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Patient Sees Illinois Veterinary Cardiologists

December 03, 2024 / In the News

AAHA NEWStat® (Dec. 2) – The University of Illinois (UI) Veterinary Hospital in Champaign-Urbana—located about 120 miles from Gelsomino’s home just outside Chicago—was capable of performing the Transcatheter Edge to Edge (Mitral Valve) Repair operation,…
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Professor Develops Nonsurgical Spay and Neuter Technique

December 02, 2024 / In the News

WAND-TV (Decatur, Illinois; Nov. 27) – Dr. Jay Ko, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, founded Epivara; a way to sterilize pets without harming reproductive organs. Using two different injections,…
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