In the News

WCIA-TV News (Champaign, Illinois; April 13) – Leyi Wang, a virologist and professor of veterinary medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, said that bird flu infections in cats can be serious and life-threatening. Cats…
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Commercial-News (Danville, Illinois; April 12) – “Two main themes emerge from the body of available scientific research,” says Dr. Gene Pavlovsky, a primary care veterinarian and director of the University of Illinois Veterinary Medicine South…
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Shedd Aquarium (April 11) – In announcing the passing of Kayavak, a 25-year-old beluga whale born at the Shedd Aquarium, the institution acknowledged the expert group of specialists who participated in caring for the ailing…
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AVMA News (April 3) – Dr. Will Sander, assistant professor for preventive medicine and public health and director of the DVM/MPH joint degree program, was recently honored as one of eight 2025 fellows accepted into…
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WCIA-TV News (Champaign, Illinois; April 1) – Saving animals is what the University of Illinois Wildlife Medical Clinic in Champaign County is all about. But in order to keep the mission going they need help…
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Commercial-News (Danville, Illinois; March 29) – Dr. Catherine Foreman-Hesterberg, instructor and veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital, is certified in chiropractic for animals. She shares her expertise on veterinary chiropractic therapy, including…
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Center for Health Informatics (March 11) – As part of a seminar series offered by the University of Illinois School of Information Sciences Center for Health Informatics, Dr. Becky Smith gave an address entitled “This…
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Medscape (March 24) – There is currently no immediate threat of a pandemic, according to James Lowe, DVM, MS, DABVP, professor of veterinary clinical medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Though the H5N1 virus…
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KXAN (Austin, Texas NBC affiliate; March 22) – It’s a problem Dr. Heidi Phillips, a professor of veterinary clinical medicine at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (and a frequent brachycephalic dog surgeon) hopes can be…
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News-Gazette (March 23) – Fortunately, outcomes for pets with oral cancer have improved due to advances in veterinary oncology. “Imaging technologies such as CT and MRI aid veterinarians with surgical treatment, which leads to better…
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