In the News

The Horse (Feb. 5) – Scott Austin, DVM, an equine internal medicine specialist at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, in Urbana, offers winter horse care tips to keep your horse safe and healthy…
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The New York Times (Feb. 8) – Globally, the H5N1 variant that has been spreading in birds has led to fewer than 10 known cases in people since December 2021. “The H5 virus is not…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Feb. 2) – Dr. Michelle Borsdorf, a boarded specialist in zoological medicine, explained the dietary needs of guinea pigs, including the need for vitamin C supplementation to prevent scurvy, the disease of pirates…
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dvm 360 (Jan. ) – Theodore Berlanga, Class of 2025, was one of 18 veterinary students from American Association of Veterinary Medical College member institutions selected to receive the Merck Animal Health Diversity Scholarship. The…
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Chronicle of Higher Education (Jan. 26) – Rebecca Smith, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said the study justifies the concerns among colleges at the outset of the pandemic about…
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Freakonomics (podcast; New York City, Jan. 25) – When small businesses get bought by big investors, the name may stay the same but customers and employees can feel the difference. In a two-part podcast, Rose Peters,…
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The Horse (Jan. 24) – Dr. Lori Madsen, DVM, an equine veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital who’s pursuing a specialty in sports medicine and rehabilitation, said, “Physical rehabilitation for animals is not just…
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Science (Oct. 28, 2022) – [M]assive commercial farms raising hogs by the thousands may not be the biggest threat. On large farms in the United States and many other countries, biocontainment measures limit contact between…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Jan. 5) – Dr. Gene Pavlovsky, medical director of the University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine South Clinic in Urbana, visited the set to advise pet owners on helping their pets age gracefully. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/ciliving-stories/ciliving/tips-on-helping-your-pet-age-gracefully-from-university-of-illinois-veterinary-medicine/

Mirage (Wollongong, Australia; Jan. 4) – “We often hear from people that had Lyme disease about how hard it was to get doctors to understand, to listen, to diagnose them. This got us thinking, what…
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