New Biomarkers in Acute Kidney Injury
Biomarkers you need to know. Dr. Elan Armstrong & Dr. Shannon Gregoire break down the newest research on acute kidney injury—and how emerging biomarkers could mean earlier detection and better outcomes.
Plants to the Rescue? Common Phenolic Acids Give Old Antibiotics a Second Life Against Superbugs
Antimicrobial resistance is the ultimate buzzkill in veterinary medicine. Multidrug resistant E. coli keeps showing up in clinics, barns, and labs, while the antibiotic pipeline looks more like a slow drip than a flood. Now, new research suggests help may be hiding in plain sight, inside everyday plant compounds that can supercharge antibiotics we already use.
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This Add-On Keeps Deer Hearts Happier Under Anesthesia and It Does Not Wreck Your Protocol
Anyone who has anesthetized cervids with an alpha-2 heavy protocol knows the tradeoff. You get reliable immobilization and reversibility, but you also get bradycardia, vasoconstriction, and that nagging feeling you are stressing the cardiovascular system more than you would like. A new randomized crossover study in white-tailed deer suggests there may be a smarter way to balance the equation.
$100,000 to Go Rural? Wisconsin’s New Bill Might Finally Make Food Animal Practice Pay Off
Wisconsin lawmakers are taking a serious swing at one of food animal medicine’s biggest pain points. Student debt. A new bipartisan bill aims to lure veterinarians back to rural counties by offering up to $100,000 in student loan repayment. For many recent grads staring down six figure debt, that number gets attention fast.
Lab Leak or Wild Boar Snack? Spain’s Swine Fever Mystery Has the Pork World on Edge
African swine fever is back in the headlines, and this time the story reads more like a thriller than a textbook case report. Spain, the European Union’s top pork producer, is investigating whether a recent outbreak of swine fever near Barcelona could be linked to a laboratory leak. For veterinary professionals, the situation raises urgent questions about biosecurity, surveillance, and how research and real world disease control intersect.