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UF canine open heart surgery program marks first year

By Sarah Carey By Sarah Carey The University of Florida College of Veterinary Medicine is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its open heart surgery program for dogs, the only one of its kind in the United States. The program launched in August 2023 to offer mitral valve repair surgery for dogs suffering from degenerative mitral […]

Dr. Sam Jones Named Assistant Dean for Graduate Studies

After nearly two decades at the helm of critical trainee programs at the NC State College Veterinary Medicine including the comparative biomedical sciences graduate program, the combined DVM/Ph.D. program and the Veterinary Scholars Program, Herbert Benjamin Distinguished Professor Sam Jones has been appointed as the college’s inaugural assistant dean for graduate studies. In the new position, […]

“Current Challenges and Solutions for the Rural Veterinary Workforce”

Dr. Jody Kull, veterinarian and assistant teaching professor in the Veterinary and Biomedical Sciences major, was a featured author in the Summer 2024 Edition of Keystone Veterinarian. Her article titled "Current Challenges and Solutions for the Rural Veterinary Workforce" discussed the alarming decline in rural veterinary practitioners and highlighted a multi-pronged call to action.

Which Patients Are More Likely to Contract Bacterial Infections in Hospitals? NC State Researchers Use Machine Learning to Find Out

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease researchers have increasingly sought to understand the role racial and sociodemographic factors play in disease spread to help identify who might be more vulnerable to infection. A new study led by the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine and funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention used machine […]

Cell-Free DNA, ‘Spider-Man’ Neutrophils, and Sepsis in Foals

It’s hard to be a horse. It’s especially hard to be a newborn foal, dropped into a world of microbes and bacteria with your sole initial defense against devastating infections being the antibodies you get from your mother’s milk, or colostrum. Researchers at North Carolina State University wanted to learn whether a biomarker that correlates […]

Untangling The Web: How To Handle Spider Bites In Pets

While Spider-Man may have developed superhuman abilities from a spider bite, our pets are not likely to start slinging webs or crawling up the walls if bitten by an arachnid.  Spiders tend to be active in late summer and early fall, leading to more unwanted encounters for our curious pets.  Dr. Lance Wheeler, a clinical […]