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Steve Dale’s Pet World (WGN radio; June 30) – It turns out that by learning about cancer in dogs, we can help people with cancer too, through a research area called comparative oncology. Dr. Timothy…
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Pets and People Pass Pathogens to Each Other

June 30, 2025 / In the News

Whole Dog Journal (June 11) – Can dogs get sick from humans? Can humans get sick from dogs? The answer to both questions is yes. “We’re all mammals, and there are certain diseases that can…
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Canine Cancer Research Advances Human Medicine

June 23, 2025 / In the News

WGN-TV Evening News (Chicago, Illinois; June 20) – Dr. Timothy Fan, professor of veterinary clinical medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, is working to develop new treatments for that dogs may also work for…
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Zoo Medicine Service Helps Care for Giraffe

June 23, 2025 / In the News

WEEK-TV 25News (East Peoria, Illinois; June 20) – When Peoria Zoo keepers noticed some discharge on the eye of Emy the giraffe, they quickly alerted vets. Experts ultimately recommended surgical removal of the eye, which…
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Local Citizen Earns Veterinary Degree

June 18, 2025 / In the News

WROY/WRUL News (June 17) – Alaina Lamp, daughter of Mr. Eric Gibbs of Union Mills, North Carolina, and spouse to John Lamp of Carmi, Illinois, graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine…
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What to Know When Your Pet Has a Laceration

June 17, 2025 / In the News

chambananmoms.com (June 17) – Wounds and lacerations are unfortunately common in both dogs and cats, according to Dr. Canaan Shores. Knowing how to recognize and respond to these injuries — whether a minor scrape sustained…
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Fourth-Year Vet Students Prepare for Equine Careers

June 16, 2025 / In the News

Illinois Alumni magazine (Summer 2025 issue; pp. 44-50) – Students in equine medicine at Illinois work at two university clinics—the state-of-the-art Veterinary Teaching Hospital on campus and out in DeWitt County at Midwest Equine, also…
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Comparative Oncology in the Spotlight

June 11, 2025 / In the News

Osteosarcoma Institute blog (June 11) – The innovative cancer research of Dr. Tim Fan is in the spotlight on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series “Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers,” which explores how naturally occurring cancers…
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