Safeguarding animal health, public health, and Wisconsin industries is all in a day’s work for state veterinarians Editor’s note: In June 2018, Paul McGraw retired from his role as state veterinarian with the Wisconsin Department …
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Zika Virus Infection May Multiply Risk of Miscarriage, Stillbirth
Posted onZika virus could pose a far greater threat to pregnancy than recent studies of miscarriage and stillbirth in human infections have reported. Researchers at six National Primate Research Centers (NPRCs) combined results from individual studies …
Scientists Take a Journey Into the Lungs of Mice Infected With Influenza
Posted onIn the 1966 novel, Fantastic Voyage, written by biochemist and author Isaac Asimov, a crew of people become miniaturized in order to travel through the body of a scientist and save him from a blood …
Ask a UW Veterinarian: On Shaky Ground
Posted onThe question below was featured in the Spring 2018 issue of On Call, the magazine for friends of the UW School of Veterinary Medicine. This expert response comes from Sandi Sawchuk, primary care veterinarian at UW Veterinary Care …
Healing the Healers: Alumna Brings New Perspective to Mental Well-Being in Veterinary Profession
Posted onAttending to the needs of ailing patients and distressed animal owners amidst a hectic veterinary practice can create a “pressure cooker” environment rife with emotional demands says Michele Gaspar DVM’94, a board-certified feline veterinarian and licensed …
Patient Profile: 835 More Days with Dutch
Posted onLast fall, the School of Veterinary Medicine and hospital director Ruthanne Chun received a letter of gratitude from the Leahey family, whose Golden Retriever Dutch had received treatment for lymphoma at UW Veterinary Care. Sadly, …
Research Into Maternal Breathing Dysfunction and Increased Autism Risk Receives UW2020 Award
Posted onA UW-Madison School of Veterinary Medicine study exploring the relationship between maternal breathing dysfunction during pregnancy and increased risk for psychiatric disorders in offspring is among 17 innovative projects chosen to join the UW2020: WARF …
Veterinary Histology: An Atlas of Microscopic Anatomy
Posted onUnderstanding the intricacies of cellular-level architecture is one of the first items on the agenda for UW School of Veterinary Medicine students. Amongst a suite of required courses to be taken during the first semester …
Celebration of Excellence 2018 Award Recipients
Posted onOn Saturday, April 28, students, faculty, staff, and friends gathered in Varsity Hall at Union South to celebrate the end of the academic year and recognize the efforts of the exceptional people who work and …
Combating Ticks and Mosquitoes in the Midwest
Posted onBetween 2004 and 2016, the number of people who acquired diseases from mosquitoes, ticks and flea bites tripled in the United States. These include diseases like Lyme disease, West Nile virus and dengue fever. Nine …