The US Food and Drug Administration’s expanded conditional approval policy is meant to expedite the process for innovative and novel treatments of serious and life-threatening diseases and conditions in major species, including horses, cattle, pigs, dogs, cats, chickens, and turkeys.

What does the human health crisis around xylazine mean for the future availability of this drug for veterinary use? Emily Singler, VMD, offers a snapshot of where we are currently in the race to regulate xylazine—and the potential impacts on vet med.

There are more than 5,000 approved prescription and over-the-counter medications with labeled indications for veterinary patients. And a number of those products pose a health hazard to humans.

Surgery to treat herniated discs in dogs can cost up to $12,000 and result in weeks of painful recovery for the patient . A clinical trial at Texas A&M is testing a nonsurgical outpatient treatment that is far less expensive and less invasive.

As the FDA’s new guidance about compounded drugs (GFI-256) goes into effect April 1, 2023, some substances could become harder to get or more expensive for clients. The FDA wants your input.

More than 700 cities have breed bans or restrictions to attempt to reduce dog bite injuries, but many veterinary professionals believe these types of regulations do more harm than good.

A proposal by the California Veterinary Medical Association to allow RVTs to establish veterinary-client-patient relationships was recently approved to enter the regulatory process.

A temporary relaxing of telemed rules in the UK is now set to become permanent, according to the RCVS. Here’s how that change could impact veterinarians on both sides of the pond. 

You don’t have to quarantine if exposed, but don’t throw away those masks quite yet.

Nephrology focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the kidney, while urology deals with conditions related to the urinary tract. Together, they’re one step closer to being an official specialty in Veterinary medicine.