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VetCandy (Jan. 11) – Researchers at the University of Illinois are exploring hydrogen peroxide, platelet-poor plasma, and platelet-rich plasma as potential treatments for bacteria associated with endometritis in mares. These approaches have only been tested…
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Local Citizen Earns Veterinary Degree

June 18, 2025 / In the News

WROY/WRUL News (June 17) – Alaina Lamp, daughter of Mr. Eric Gibbs of Union Mills, North Carolina, and spouse to John Lamp of Carmi, Illinois, graduated from the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine…
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What to Know When Your Pet Has a Laceration

June 17, 2025 / In the News

chambananmoms.com (June 17) – Wounds and lacerations are unfortunately common in both dogs and cats, according to Dr. Canaan Shores. Knowing how to recognize and respond to these injuries — whether a minor scrape sustained…
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Fourth-Year Vet Students Prepare for Equine Careers

June 16, 2025 / In the News

Illinois Alumni magazine (Summer 2025 issue; pp. 44-50) – Students in equine medicine at Illinois work at two university clinics—the state-of-the-art Veterinary Teaching Hospital on campus and out in DeWitt County at Midwest Equine, also…
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Comparative Oncology in the Spotlight

June 11, 2025 / In the News

Osteosarcoma Institute blog (June 11) – The innovative cancer research of Dr. Tim Fan is in the spotlight on the Emmy Award-winning PBS series “Shelter Me: The Cancer Pioneers,” which explores how naturally occurring cancers…
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How to Take Care of Your Pet Rabbit

June 08, 2025 / In the News

News-Gazette (June 8) – Toni Kim, a veterinary student at the University of Illinois and a House Rabbit Society educator, says that, just like dogs and cats, rabbits need routine veterinary care, opportunities to express…
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Takeaways Five Years After Pandemic Outbreak

June 06, 2025 / In the News

Illinois Public Media News (June 5) – Becky Smith, an associate professor of epidemiology at the University of Illinois College of Veterinary Medicine, says despite the success in creating vaccines, the widespread vaccine refusals resulted…
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Public Health Lessons Learned from COVID-19

June 02, 2025 / In the News

WCIA-TV News (Champaign, Illinois; May 31) – Dr. Becky Smith, professor of epidemiology, looks back at the five-year anniversary of the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and says her biggest takeaway was the erosion of…
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