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American College of Veterinary Pharmacists website (June 5) – In a news release announcing newly elected board members, Dr. Alexandra Gochenauer, pharmacist in charge at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital who is vice…
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PAC-1 Anti-Cancer Agent Shines in Human Trials

December 13, 2023 / In the News

Business News (Dec. 12) – PAC-1, a drug originally developed by scientists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, triggers programmed cell death in cancer cells. Most notably, it managed to halt tumor growth in…
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Is It Illegal to Get Your Dog High?

November 28, 2023 / In the News

BoingBoing (Nov. 27) – “Animal poison control hotlines have been reporting exponential increases in the number of calls about pets exposed to marijuana as the drug has been legalized for medical or recreational use in…
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Mysterious Canine Respiratory Illness

November 27, 2023 / In the News

Newsweek (Nov. 24) – The Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine stated as of Tuesday “our clinicians at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana and the Medical District Veterinary Clinic in Chicago had not seen an…
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Advice for Pet Safety on Thanksgiving

November 23, 2023 / In the News

FOX Illinois/News Channel 20 (Nov. 22) – Ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, Dr. Will Sander at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine advised pet owners to keep a close eye on table food…
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Dearth of Rural, Large Animal Veterinarians

November 17, 2023 / In the News

Farm Progress (Nov. 17) – Cattle producers resorting to doing their own vet work is no substitute for a professionally trained veterinarian. And it actually contributes to the veterinarian shortage. But many have no other…
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