August 23, 2022
A dog in France caught monkeypox. What now?
How worried do pet owners need to be?
August 23, 2022
How worried do pet owners need to be?
April 02, 2020
This week: Veterinary colleges go online and coronavirus fears could derail scientific research. And by the by, does a dog need a learner’s permit to learn how to drive?
March 31, 2020
You already know that facemasks are in critically short supply. That's why a small DIY cottage industry has sprung up around making your own masks.
April 16, 2020
Most people know that the Veterinarian’s Oath focuses on caring for animals and protecting animal welfare. But there is also a very important line in the Oath: a newly minted veterinarian must also swear to benefit society through “the promotion of public health.”
May 04, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic looks pretty grim for veterinarians here in North America. But how does it look to your colleagues around the world facing the same challenges? Are they facing the same challenges? To find out, NEWStat got in touch with some folk at the World Small Animal Veterinarian Association.
June 04, 2020
This week: A new cat virus discovered in Vancouver, snake-bit cats do better than snake-bit dogs, and scientists can now test dolphins and sea turtles for COVID-19.
October 07, 2020
In July, a growing number of scientists began to question the CDC's guidance that COVID-19 isn't aerosolized. This week, the CDC came around.
December 22, 2020
This week: Urban environments are bad for pets’—and owners’—allergies, a wild mink in Utah with COVID bodes ill for the future, and kangaroos can tell us what they want.
January 07, 2021
Viruses mutate, and multiple variants of the virus that causes COVID are currently circulating. Should you be worried?
December 29, 2021
The past year has been called the “Great Resignation.” People are quitting their jobs, often with no new ones in sight. Here's how to keep it happening to your staff.