Hope for Dogs with Bone Cancer
Clinical trials at Cummings School seek to improve the treatments and prognosis for pets—and hopefully someday children—battling osteosarcoma
Human-Animal Interaction
Trying to Figure Out the Scoop on Poop
Cases of diarrhea that once would have been fatal are responding to fecal transplantation. Now Cummings School researchers are working to identify exactly how this procedure can help horses
Terriers Test a Therapy for Lung Disease
Dog owners band together to crowdfund a clinical trial of a drug that could help pets and people survive pulmonary fibrosis
How do I include my pets in my family’s emergency planning for COVID-19?
Emily McCobb, V00, VG02, director of Cummings School’s Shelter Medicine Program, responds
Tufts Community Rallies to Support Students in Need
As some students face difficulties due to COVID-19 emergency, fellow students, alumni, parents, and friends pitch in to help
How Animals Help Us During the COVID-19 Pandemic
Pets can provide company and comfort in the face of social isolation and high anxiety
Can Pets Get COVID-19?
There have been news reports that two dogs (both in Hong Kong) and two cats (one in Belgium and one in Hong Kong) tested positive for the COVID-19 virus, but ...
New Stay-At-Home Norm Could Impact Pet Anxiety
It's not just humans who are having their schedules disrupted due to widespread stay-at-home orders. Veterinary behaviorist Dr. Stephanie Borns-Weil, V07, talked to Shari Small at WBZ NewsRadio about how the new norm is affecting our pets
Can Pets Get or Spread COVID-19?
Cummings School scientists launch a study to better understand the novel coronavirus and how it may infect pets and other domestic animals