In the News

Spotter (Dalmatian Club of America magazine; fall 2024 edition) – Initial findings in a study led by Dr. Jen Reinhart suggest that performing drug monitoring early during treatment is an important step in optimizing itraconazole…
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Ford County Chronicle (Dec. 25) – Just seconds earlier, I had spoken over the phone with a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, where my beloved Puppy Skunk has been in critical…
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Chicago Tribune (Dec. 30) – The first documented cases of Emydomyces testavorans in Illinois were part of a study published in October in the Journal of Wildlife Disease. The study was led by Dr. Matt…
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ciLiving (WCIA-TV; Dec. 20) – Representatives from the Wildlife Medical Clinic describes apps that allow “citizen scientists” to log the wildlife they encounter to help scientists keep track of wildlife populations. https://www.wcia.com/ciliving-tv/u-of-i-wildlife-medical-clinic

chambanamoms.com (Veterinary Views; Dec. 11) – Many people do not realize that the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine operates a full-service hospital. In fact, the college’s Veterinary Teaching Hospital is a specialty referral…
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Cancer Center at Illinois (Dec. 4) – Dr. Timothy Fan and OSF surgeon Dr. Richard Anderson have received a grant to investigate an immunotherapy cancer treatment, using interleukin-12 to elicit immune system activity against tumor…
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Veterinary Vertex (AVMA podcast; Dec. 3) – Dr. Tim Fan sheds light on breakthrough strategies like monoclonal antibodies, cancer vaccines, and adoptive cellular therapies and explains how these innovations leverage the immune system’s power to…
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AAHA NEWStat® (Dec. 2) – The University of Illinois (UI) Veterinary Hospital in Champaign-Urbana—located about 120 miles from Gelsomino’s home just outside Chicago—was capable of performing the Transcatheter Edge to Edge (Mitral Valve) Repair operation,…
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WAND-TV (Decatur, Illinois; Nov. 27) – Dr. Jay Ko, a professor at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, founded Epivara; a way to sterilize pets without harming reproductive organs. Using two different injections,…
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The Stroller (Nov. 23) – Dr. Heidi Phillips, formerly of New Kensington, Pennsylvania, was named the first Dr. John A. Coyne Professor of Small Animal Surgery at the University of Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine….
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