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The Emmys (July 10) – “Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers,” a documentary by Steven Latham Productions that featured Dr. Timothy Fan and others with the University of Illinois oncology research team, was nominated for both Outstanding…
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Equine Expert Drafts AAEP Guidelines

August 30, 2022 / In the News

American Horse Publications (June 23) – Equine veterinarians can help protect their clients’ broodmares and unborn foals from nocardioform placentitis (NP) with new disease guidelines published by the American Association of Equine Practitioners. Dr. Igor…
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Monkeypox Cases in Illinois

August 29, 2022 / In the News

CBS News Chicago (Aug. 26) – Dr. Rebecca Smith of the University of Illinois told CBS 2’s Marissa Perlman, “Finding more cases can be a good thing, because it means we’re finding the people and,…
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Veterinary Neurologist Comments on Canine Dementia Study

August 29, 2022 / In the News

HealthDay (Aug. 26) – “They’re not wired all that differently from us,” said Dr. Rose Peters, a veterinary neurologist with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign College of Veterinary Medicine, who was not involved in…
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COVID Vaccines for Animals

August 16, 2022 / In the News

Leaps (Aug. 16) – Leyi Wang, a veterinary virologist at the University of Illinois, says that captive and pet animals most often get infected by humans. It goes both ways, he says, citing a recent…
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What Does a Veterinary Pharmacist Do?

August 05, 2022 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Aug. 4) – Dr. Lauren Forsythe plays many roles at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where the variety of patient species and the lack of commercial medications formulated to meet their…
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Monkeypox Questions Answered

August 02, 2022 / In the News

CBS News Chicago (Aug. 2) – Monkeypox continues to spread across the Chicago area at an alarming rate. Dr. Becky Smith of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign joins CBS 2’s Brad Edwards with some…
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Captive Coyote Well-being in Cook County

July 27, 2022 / In the News

Chicago Tribune (with audio; July 26) – A coyote kept in a cage at a Cook County forest preserve will get a larger and better-equipped enclosure in response to protests over the animal’s living conditions….
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Best Practices for Feeding Wild Birds

July 22, 2022 / In the News

ciLiving (WCIA-TV; July ) – Dr. Sam Sander, director of the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic, and Brianna Huff shared healthy ways to feed wildlife with materials you already have at home. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/build-your-own-bird-feeders-with-the-wildlife-medical-clinic/