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NEWStat talked to veterinary oral surgeon Jennifer Tjepkema, DVM, DVAVDC, about how GPs can optimize their relationship with dental specialists.

In honor of Women’s History Month, here are 15 vet med professionals to watch in 2023, selected by NEWStat and the Women’s Veterinary Leadership Development Initiative (WVLDI).

This week: Coronaviruses are extremely widespread in the wildlife trade, postal workers are getting along better with dogs, and a celebrity street cat dies.  

Penn Vet is testing a new tool that does real-time veterinary diagnostic testing at the point of care. The technology could be a gamechanger.

This week: Dogs teach machines to scent disease, unlicensed pet surgery caught on tape, and the fight to save the elusive fishing cat.

When Hurricane Ida hit New Orleans exactly 16 years to the day since Hurricane Katrina, the team at MedVet New Orleans jumped into action. Just over a year later, they are a finalist for the 2022 AAHA-Accredited Practice of the Year award.

The authors of a new study say their findings further support the connection between persistent infecton and some types of cancer.  

This week: More veterinary colleges go online, glimmers of hope on the COVID-19 vaccine front, and pet fostering gets popular as people stay home

This week: A bigger, better dog genome, a Boston hospital uses buttons to help a cat heal, and dogs know when you’re watching them play.

Only 3% of pets in the US are covered by pet insurance. How can we as a profession help boost that number so that cost ceases to be a major barrier to care?