After our pet died, traveling to Dog Mountain was my therapy
Licensed Counselor Eric Richman explains that grief over losing a pet can sometimes be "more intense and enduring" than the loss of a relative or friend.
In the News
Why you shouldn't let your dog chew sticks: Vets see uptick in painful eye infections
Assistant Clinical Professor Kelsea Studer discusses retrobulbar abscesses in dogs and recommends that pet owners avoid letting their dogs chew on sticks during this drought period.
People Are Afraid To Vaccinate Their Dogs For 1 Wild Reason — And Vets Are Sounding The Alarm
Assistant teaching professor Meera Gatlin is quoted throughout this HuffPost story on vaccine hesitancy among pet owners.
Can Dogs, Cats and Other Pets Truly Improve Your Health?
Associate Professor Megan Mueller is quoted throughout this Scientific American article on the science of human-animal interaction.
Baby giraffe recovers, reunites with mother at Franklin Park Zoo
WPRI reports on a baby giraffe that was reunited with its mother at Franklin Park Zoo after being treated at Hospital for Large Animals.
Genetically engineered mice could take the bite out of Lyme disease on Nantucket, scientists say
Professor Sam Telford & MIT collaborators on the Mice Against Ticks project are featured by 60 Minutes on their work to fight Lyme disease.
How Bird Flu Became a Human Pandemic Threat
Scientist Wendy Puryear is quoted throughout a Scientific American podcast on avian influenza.
Yikes! Boston Rats Spreading Disease
Research from Assistant Professor Marieke Rosenbaum into rats and leptospirosis is discussed on WBZ Radio’s Nightside with Dan Rea.
Rats in Boston may be spreading potentially deadly disease, Tufts University study says
Research from Assistant Professor Marieke Rosenbaum into rats and leptospirosis is highlighted in this CBS Boston story.