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Staff, Students at Veterinary College Start Kitten Fostering Program
May 11, 2026 / In the News

Daily Illini (May 10) – Rachel Dorney, CVT, small animal soft tissue and surgical oncology clinical coordinator in the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, and veterinary student Becca Chenoweth launched Illini Kitten Club, a student‑run organization dedicated…
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On Back-order: Buprenorphine and Clevor® 

April 30, 2026 / Practitioner Updates

Buprenorphine Manufactured buprenorphine has been on backorder for several months. This includes Simbadol® 1.8 mg/mL injection and the human product, buprenorphine 0.3 mg/mL injection. The current estimate for release of the 0.3 mg/mL buprenorphine is…
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Dr. Colleen Lewis

Faculty Spotlight: Colleen Lewis, DVM

April 30, 2026 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Colleen Lewis is a member of the food animal reproduction medicine service. Tell us about your background. I graduated from Kansas State and made a lucky internship match here at the University of Illinois…
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Indolent Ulcerations in Dogs 

April 30, 2026 / Practitioner Updates

Indolent ulcerations, also known as spontaneous chronic corneal epithelial defects (SCCEDs) or “boxer ulcers,” are a common, frustrating cause of non-healing corneal ulcers in dogs. Although they can occur in any breed, they are frequently…
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Dr. Makoto Inoue

Research Spotlight: Makoto Inoue

April 29, 2026 / Pathobiology

Using about 60 words, how would you explain your main area of research focus to someone sitting next to you on an airplane? The immune system normally protects us from infections, but in conditions like…
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Addison’s Disease Difficult to Diagnose

April 27, 2026 / In the News

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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Get to Know Jodi Flaws

April 24, 2026 / Get to Know

Jodi Flaws is a professor and the assistant head of the Department of Comparative Biosciences. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I joined the CVM as a professor of Comparative Biosciences…
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Researchers Look into Stubborn Ear Infections in Dogs

April 23, 2026 / In the News

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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Virologist Works to Protect Horse Health

April 23, 2026 / In the News

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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Heat-Related Illness Risks for Dogs

April 17, 2026 / In the News

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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