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UW Health Anesthesiology resident Nyle Larson, right, discusses induction of anesthesia in an equine patient with members of the UW Veterinary Care clinical team during a weeklong elective in the hospital. Carrie Schroeder, section head of Anesthesiology at the UW School of Veterinary Medicine, wants clinicians in both human and veterinary medicine to know they …

Vets were already struggling to meet the pre-pandemic demand, with veterinary schools unable to churn out enough doctors and techs to fill the void. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla — During the gloomiest stretches of the pandemic, Dr. Diona Krahn’s veterinary clinic has been a puppy fest, overrun with new four-legged patients. Typically, she’d get three or …

More than two dozen trainers, veterinarians and others in horse racing were charged in a widespread doping scheme that “amounted to nothing less than abuse,” federal officials and court papers revealed Monday. The defendants ran horses at tracks in New York, New Jersey, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky and the United Arab Emirates, federal prosecutors in New …

WOOLWICH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (CBS) — A dachshund  in South Jersey is making medical history. For the first time, 3D technology designed for humans was used to guide spine surgery on the dog. The technology allows doctors to see and touch what they’ll be operating on before surgery. Lorraine Young is relieved to see her beloved …

While it might sound like fun to work around pets every day, veterinarians and people who volunteer at animal shelters face particular stressors that can place them at risk for depression, anxiety and even suicide, according to research presented at the annual convention of the American Psychological Association. “People who work or volunteer with animals …