How accurate are dog-activity trackers?
Deborah Linder, V09, SK16, head of the Tufts Obesity Clinic for Animals, explains
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Caring for the Veterinary Caregivers
Wellness programs grow on the Grafton campus to help students, faculty, and staff weather the demands of veterinary practice and training
A Potential Game Changer for Pets with Diabetes
Clinical studies will evaluate whether a weekly insulin injection controls glucose levels in sick dogs—and soon in cats
Why Are Horses So Fast?
Breathing only through their noses—and having big hearts—give them a boost
Battling Ebola in Congo
A Cummings School expert in global health shares what’s working in the latest outbreak—and what needs to change
Giraffes Under Parasitic Attack?
Besides their graceful long necks and legs, giraffes are most recognizable by their distinctive spots. Now conservationists are concerned about a different sort of spots on giraffes, made up of dead tissue and crusty sores that ooze blood or pus.
Helping Police Dogs Injured in the Line of Duty
After years of treating military working dogs, a Tufts emergency care veterinarian is trying to ensure that police K-9s receive the same lifesaving care
Lyme Bacterium Predates the U.S. Lab That Conspiracy Theorists Say Unleashed Ticks on Public
As Congress orders an investigation of whether the Pentagon is to blame for the Lyme disease epidemic, a Cummings School expert explains why that’s a waste of public time and money
A World Without Rinderpest
Cummings School’s Jeffrey Mariner, who played a key role in eradicating the devastating cattle plague from the wild, weighs in on an effort to destroy laboratory samples of the virus