Category: Member News

Donnell discusses a patient case during rounds. (John Joyner/NC State College of Veterinary Medicine) Donnell reviews a patient’s prescriptions and dosages. (John Joyner/NC State College of Veterinary Medicine) After graduating with her bachelor’s in 2019, Donnell attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Eshelman School of Pharmacy. She took every opportunity she could […]

Bats are widely recognized as the primary hosts of filoviruses, such as Ebola, yet the specific host species of ebolaviruses are not definitively known. In a study led by the University of California, Davis, and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein), scientists have developed a new tool to narrow down potential host species of […]

A group of Canadian pork industry partners have committed more than $1 million over five years to extend the critical role of a research chair in swine welfare at the University of Saskatchewan (USask).

Starlight was able to stay with her mom during her time at the NC State Veterinary Hospital, allowing her to nurse naturally and get milk bubbles on her snout. (Katie Rice/NC State College of Veterinary Medicine) Starlight cozies up to her dam, Luna. (Katie Rice/NC State College of Veterinary Medicine) “It just seemed like a […]

As with many high-performing athletes, competition demands eventually took their toll, and Zeke sustained a sesamoid injury. Although the bone injury did not immediately affect Zeke, it affected his ability to run and compete at a prominent level over time.

After wrapping up an excellent NFR in 2023, Polar Express was purchased by Jason and Chase Sterk of Sterk Bucking Bulls, located in Irene, South Dakota. The bull was going full force into 2024, but as he was bucking at a PBR event in South Carolina, he sustained an injury to his left hind leg […]

This August, the Oklahoma State University College of Veterinary Medicine welcomed 111 students to the class of 2028 who are fueled by a passion for learning and a commitment to animal health.

Last week, the first human death as a result of infection with highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) H5N1, or bird flu was reported. According to the Louisiana state health agency, “The patient contracted H5N1 after exposure to a combination of a non-commercial backyard flock and wild birds.”

The Santa Ana winds are carrying some of the smoke out to sea.