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A veterinary student practices a procedure on a large animal model.

Tufts Theriogenology Club and Student Livestock Organization Bovine Breeding Lab

First Person, Mairéad Ryan, V27, Co-Vice President of Tufts Chapter of Society for Theriogenology

Close-up photograph of a Lyle's flying fox (Pteropus lylei) hanging upside down from a tree branch

Stopping Nipah Before It Spreads

Following a recent outbreak in India, two Tufts University experts explain how Nipah virus moves from animals to people—and how smarter prevention can reduce future risk

A black and white tegu sitting down with her tongue sticking out.

Foster Hospital’s Internal Medicine and ZCAM Teams Join Forces to Treat Tegu

Clinicians break up lizard’s colonic stones by laser, a technique more commonly used in dogs and cats

A smiling person wearing a jacket and a stethoscope stands beside a horse in an indoor hospital stall, holding its lead rope. The horse is wearing a blue jacket.

Meet Dr. Mireya Becero Lopez

Dr. Mireya Becero Lopez, Resident, Large Animal Internal Medicine

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Pet sounds: Why some dog owners share music with their 4-legged friends

Associate Director, Collaborative for Shelter Dogs, Seana Dowling-Guyer is quoted by the Associated Press on the effects of music on dogs.

Genetically modified mice could fight Lyme disease in Massachusetts

Professor Sam Telford appeared on WHDH-TV talking about Lyme disease and the "Mice Against Ticks" research project with MIT.

Could tracking animals’ health help to avert the next pandemic?

Scientist Wendy Puryear is quoted in Nature about broad surveillance of migratory birds for avian influenza as part of a One Health approach to mitigate spread of the disease.

A smiling veterinary resident in blue scrubs stands in a brightly lit veterinary emergency room, surrounded by surgical lights, monitoring equipment, and colleagues providing care in the background.

Meet Dr. Herdest Bethel

Dr. Herdest Bethel, Resident, Foster Hospital’s Small Animal Emergency & Critical Care

A two-year-old golden retriever sits alongside a golden retriever puppy on a beige dog bed atop a hardwood floor.

Novel Immunotherapy Shows Promise in Clinical Trials at Cummings School

A cancerous tumor in a Golden Retriever disappeared after six weeks of infusions after being enrolled in a clinical trial, which helped to give her more time with her owners.