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Pharmacist’s Corner: Current Drug Shortages: Hydromorphone

March 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Hydromorphone injection is currently on shortage due to increased demand, manufacturing delays, and shortage of an active ingredient. Estimated restock dates vary by manufacturer, ranging from mid-March to August 2025. While some products remain available,…
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Dr. Alyssa Baratta-Martin sitting with a brown dog.

Faculty Spotlight: Alyssa Baratta-Martin, DVM, FFCP

March 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Baratta-Martin is an instructor in the primary care service. Tell us about your background. I grew up in the northwest part of Illinois, and I was always interested in science and medicine as a…
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Monoclonal Antibodies: Pharmacology and Current Therapies

March 25, 2025 / Practitioner Updates

Antibodies (Ab) are large, globulin proteins produced by B cells and plasma cells as a part of the adaptive immune response. They are Y-shaped in structure, with the two antigen-binding fragments (Fab) forming the arms…
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Species Differences Contribute to Risk of Transmission of H5N1 Influenza

March 24, 2025 / In the News

Medscape (March 24) – There is currently no immediate threat of a pandemic, according to James Lowe, DVM, MS, DABVP, professor of veterinary clinical medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Though the H5N1 virus…
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Detect Pet’s Oral Tumor Early

March 24, 2025 / In the News

News-Gazette (March 23) – Fortunately, outcomes for pets with oral cancer have improved due to advances in veterinary oncology. “Imaging technologies such as CT and MRI aid veterinarians with surgical treatment, which leads to better…
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Bird Flu Affects Wildlife in Champaign County

March 21, 2025 / In the News

Illinois Public Media (radio; March 18) – Dr. Stephany Lewis, director of the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic, noted that it’s been three weeks since the clinic had a patient infected with avian influenza,…
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Dr. Ana Valbuena, Dr. Amanda Hampton, and CVT Crystal Redinger at the Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences

Chicago Outreach in Action

March 21, 2025 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Chicago Veterinary Medical Association Bulletin. Last fall Dr. Ana Valbuena, one of the veterinarians at our Medical District Veterinary Clinic, officially took on a 20% appointment to spearhead outreach…
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Hairless Cat Has Allergies

March 19, 2025 / In the News

chambanamoms.com (March 18) – Chunk, a Sphynx cat, recently visited the urgent and convenient care service at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital with ear infections caused by allergies. Typically, primary care veterinarians are…
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Team Finds Regional, Age-Related Trends in Exposure to Drug-Resistant Campylobacter

March 19, 2025 / Pathobiology

Campylobacter infections are the most common foodborne illnesses in the U.S., sickening an estimated 1.5 million people each year. A new study examined records of Campylobacter jejuni infections from 10 states, plotting regional, age-related, and…
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March 2025

Pharmacist’s Corner: Current Drug Shortages: Hydromorphone

Faculty Spotlight: Alyssa Baratta-Martin, DVM, FFCP

Monoclonal Antibodies: Pharmacology and Current Therapies

Species Differences Contribute to Risk of Transmission of H5N1 Influenza

Popular Brachycephalic Breeds Have Breathing Problems

Detect Pet’s Oral Tumor Early

Bird Flu Affects Wildlife in Champaign County

Chicago Outreach in Action

Hairless Cat Has Allergies

Team Finds Regional, Age-Related Trends in Exposure to Drug-Resistant Campylobacter

March 2025

Pharmacist’s Corner: Current Drug Shortages: Hydromorphone

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