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“There’re two heartbeats,” announced my obstetrician on that fateful day in January of first year. “It’s twins.” Cue the deluge of tears – scared, OMG-what-am-I-going-to-do tears. Tears that didn’t stop for 38 weeks and three days. I already had a nearly 3-year-old toddler at home. My husband is in the military, and his assignment could change […]

To better understand the consequences of simultaneous and serial viral co-infection with H3N2 influenza virus and SARS coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), and how host factors induced by one virus may suppress the other, Peter J. Halfmann, PhD, of the Influenza Research Institute, University of Wisconsin (UW)-Madison, and colleagues, turned to the Syrian golden hamster. The post […]

The Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine recently hosted the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education

Dehydration, loss of electrolytes and decrease in blood pH (metabolic acidosis) are the three biggest problems with scouring calves.

Monday, May 2, 2022 – 9:56am The book, entitled Wildlife Health and Disease in Conservation, features over one hundred of Donohue’s illustrations that depict common wildlife disease cycles as well as their social, cultural and economic influences. Image provided. When veterinary student Laura Donohue learned that Cortland Seafood had fresh, whole fish available, she promptly […]

Contagious Bird Flu Presents Low Risk to People After Colorado Case: Avian influenza has killed millions of birds in U.S. and infected one known person

Over her three years as a student at the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, Annie Gorges has made the trek to the red wolf pens hundreds of times to  measure out food, tote 5-gallon buckets of water and check for fallen trees, all in pursuit of protecting the world’s most endangered canid. The wolves […]

In the Spotlight Back from the Brink: NC State’s Key Role in Red Wolf Recovery The NC State College of Veterinary Medicine is at the center of a nationwide effort to repopulate the red wolf, providing medical care for injured animals, conducting research into genetic diseases and tending its own pack of the critically endangered […]

As a new clinical associate with the Western College of Veterinary Medicine (WCVM), Dr. Nathalie Reisbig is ready to round out the range of horse health expertise available at the college’s Veterinary Medical Centre (VMC) with her world-class knowledge of equine sports medicine.