NYS-VC will feature community medicine classes
NYSVMS
Register now for the 2023 New York State Veterinary Conference, a three-day interactive event October 6-8 at www.nysvc.org with high-quality continuing education, offering over 20 live and 80 on-demand NYS continuing education and RACE credit opportunities. It is a hybrid event offering: on-site, online, and on-demand sessions. Co-hosted by the Cornell University CVM and NYSVMS, the conference features a diversity of species and professional development tracks. There will be community medicine classes by Emily McCobb, DVM, DACVAA and William Frahm-Gilles, DVM.
You can sign up now for Biden’s new student loan repayment plan
Money
The Biden administration has formally launched a new student loan repayment plan for federal borrowers — and officials are urging borrowers to sign up before payments resume in a few weeks. The initiative, called Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE), is an income-driven repayment plan, meaning bills are tied to a person’s income rather than the amount owed. The timing is purposeful: The rollout comes as federal student loan payments are set to resume this fall after a more than three-year pandemic pause.
Discovery rewrites paradigm on genetic transcription
Cornell University CVM
Researchers at the Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine proved that gene enhancer-promoter interactions both drive, and are driven by, transcription, potentially discovering a new function for the transient pausing of RNA polymerases. In a paper published in Nature Genetics, Dr. Charles Danko, Associate Professor at the Baker Institute for Animal Health, and his colleagues solved a long-lasting scientific debate about the interaction of two genomic elements, called enhancers and promoters, that interact to control gene expression. How our genes are expressed, i.e., turned on and off, affect many of our traits, including disease risk.
Schwarzman Animal Medical Center donates $10,000 to Maui Humane Society
AMC
The Schwarzman Animal Medical Center, the world’s largest non-profit animal hospital, is donating $10,000 to the Maui Humane Society on behalf of its doctors and staff to support animals impacted by the Maui wildfire. “Our hearts go out to the people and pets affected by the tragic wildfire, who need us now more than ever” said Helen M. Irving, RN, MBA, President and Chief Executive Officer of AMC. “AMC has a long history of helping pets in need when disaster strikes, and we are committed to providing support however we can. We remain in touch with the Humane Society so we can assess how to best support their ongoing needs.” Donations can be made directly to Maui Humane Society at: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/donate-olx/ which is seeking additional funding and support.
EPA confirms registration, safety of Seresto Collar
AVMA
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced July 13 that the Seresto flea and tick collar will remain on the market after completing a multi-year review of the pet collar. Comprehensive data from the review showed that these collars continue to meet EPA’s standards under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) while providing flea and tick prevention for dogs and cats, and lice control for dogs.
A research facility ahead of its time
AVMA
Government officials and representatives of the livestock and animal health industries gathered together this past May in Manhattan, Kansas. They were there to celebrate the collaboration between the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Agriculture (USDA) in opening the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), arguably the most advanced animal agriculture research and diagnostics center ever created.
FDA issues warning over Salmonella contaminated pet food
DVM360
The FDA is cautioning pet owners that have purchased Darwin’s Natural Pet Products raw cat and dog food to not feed the food to their pets if they are under a certain lot number. The food, made by Arrow Reliance Inc, tested positive for Salmonella after the FDA tested samples.
Amorphous silicate dressing reduces proud flesh in lower limb wounds in horses
The Horse
New research shows that a wound dressing based on a silicon derivative might help prevent proud flesh development on horses’ lower limbs. In a case review of 11 horses treated with amorphous silicate, researchers have shown that exuberant granulation tissue—also known as proud flesh—was so reduced in lower leg wounds that none of the horses in the study needed surgical debridement, said Jacqueline Chevalier, DVM, MSc, BSc, of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine.
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