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Nevada veterinarians can treat patients with certain cannabis products

In October, licensed veterinarians in the Silver State can recommend and administer hemp and CBD products, yet many questions remain ab...

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IVS veterinarians

A day in the life of an emergency veterinary clinic

JAVMA News shadowed veterinarians and other staff members at Iowa Veterinary Specialties in Des Moines, Iowa, to get a feel for how they’re getting by during this unprecedented time.

Ashli Selke

Veterinary technician, other staff members talk about pandemic experiences

Many clinics and hospitals are working through a backlog of appointments and patients in the past year. JAVMA News spoke with veterinary support staff members who have faced the challenges of an increased workload, burnout and compassion fatigue, and client complaints.
U.S. FDA Ivermectin Handout

People ingesting veterinary-use ivermectin in attempts to prevent, cure COVID-19

Health authorities are again warning people not to consume veterinary-use ivermectin products as poison control centers receive a surge in calls about exposure to the drug, often involving animal-use formulations.
Racehorses and jockeys on the track

Horse racing deaths decreasing in California

Equine fatalities in California horse racing have declined 50% over the past two years, dropping from 144 to 72, reported the California Horse Racing Board in early August.
Woman and dog in new apartment

Pet-friendly rental housing comes with restrictions, hard to find

Research has found that the biggest challenge for pet owners in rental housing is not necessarily a lack of pet-friendly housing but restrictions on pets
Angus cattle

Academic groups seek easier approval path for gene-edited food animals

Two academic groups argue that the amount of regulatory oversight for genetic changes in food animals should depend on the nature of the changes, and those introduced through gene editing should be regulated differently if identical changes could have occurred through traditional selective breeding.

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COVID-19 surveillance study ongoing at wildlife rehabilitation center

Mars Veterinary Health invests in employee initiatives

Midwestern Pet Foods warned corrective actions are insufficient

Study identifies differences in DCM-associated diets

Phi Zeta presents 2021 research awards

California creates statewide veterinary disaster team

Second virtual National Veterinary Scholars Symposium draws 900

AVMA presents research awards for 2021

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Stetter moves as dean from Colorado State to UC-Davis

American Board of Veterinary Toxicology

American College of Laboratory Animal Medicine

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