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Veterinarians: quiet contributors to nation's policy
Food safety, small-business tax relief, and animal well-being during air travel. The AVMA has had something to say to Congress on all these issues.
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Workforce shortages, drug availability among AVMA legislative priorities
The AVMA's legislative agenda for the 112th Congress has expanded to include initiatives ranging from the availability of antimicrobials
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USDA awards $7M for loan repayment to address shortage areas
The Department of Agriculture announced in late November that 74 food animal and public health veterinarians will receive educational loan assistance…
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Federal spending bill has good news for veterinarians
Congress passed a year-end spending package with good news for veterinarians across the profession.
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Discovery may lead to new rabies vaccines
Researchers have reportedly found a way to prevent the rabies virus from shutting down vital defense responses in the immune system.
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Push to address student debt, veterinary shortages is renewed
With sustained advocacy from the AVMA, Congress has reintroduced legislation that would help address student debt and rural veterinary shortages.
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Idaho VMA, Idaho Humane Society sign accord
The Idaho Humane Society will begin limiting many of its veterinary services for the general public to only lower-income pet owners
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Practice, supplier consolidations continue apace
Twenty-five percent of veterinary practices, representing half of all veterinary visits, will be corporately owned in five years, according to a…
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Alleviating veterinary shortages: Efforts reintroduced in Senate
The VMLRP Enhancement Act would enable more veterinarians to receive student loan relief, and help increase access to rural veterinary care.
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Need, fairness debated in nonprofit roles
Humane societies argue that limiting who can receive veterinary services from nonprofits risks hurting pets of families unable to pay
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Horse slaughter for human consumption faces hurdles
Decisions are expected in the near future regarding the slaughter of horses for human consumption in the United States
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$2 million scholarship program announced
The American Veterinary Medical Foundation recently had lots of news to share about its new and ongoing initiatives.
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Growing demands raise doubts about APHIS' emergency response capability
finds government's animal health infrastructure in decline as risks growDespite
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Artificial intelligence & veterinary medicine
More than a century ago, the automobile ushered in a new age that fundamentally remade the practice of veterinary medicine. Will artificial…
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Another ballot initiative increases housing size for farm animals
As consumers demand to know more about the origin of their foods, the trend toward less-restrictive housing for farm animals has accelerated in recent…