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Brightheart Veterinary Centers acquires Cleveland specialty hospital
May 1st 2008Cleveland - 5/1/2008 - BrightHeart Veterinary Centers completed an acquisition of Great Lakes Veterinary Specialists (formerly, the Veterinary Referral Clinic), a full-service advanced-care and emergency veterinary hospital in Bedford Heights, Ohio.
Bringing the past to life: 6 practices preserving veterinary heritage
May 1st 2008When Sandusky, Ohio, veterinarian Dr. Michael E. Metroka commemorated his practice's 75th anniversary in February, he had reasons to believe it might be the nation's oldest that has operated continuously "within the same four walls."
Florida breaks ground for pathogen research lab
May 1st 2008Gainesville, fla. - Construction is under way for the Pathogen Research Facility, slated to house the University of Florida's (UFL) new Emerging Pathogens Institute that aims to improve disease preparedness, prevention and treatment statewide.
Sterilization drug in works for wildlife, possibly companion animals
May 1st 2008College Station, Texas - Researchers at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) are finalizing development of an oral contraceptive to help to control wildlife populations and that might one day be modified for companion animals.
MVMA tries to work out kinks in chiropractic legislation
May 1st 2008ST. Paul, Minn. - The state veterinary community is contesting a pending bill that would allow human chiropractors to work on pets without veterinary input, saying it would be one of the "loosest" such laws in the country if passed.
Attendance dips at AAHA conference
May 1st 2008Tampa, Fla. - The American Animal Hospital Association (AAHA) met veterinarian requests for a shorter, more concentrated conference to reduce time spent away from practices, but saw attendance drop slightly from 2007 at its annual conference in late March.
Summer volunteers raise legal, insurance and pay issues
May 1st 2008I remember the summer days of my youth. My dad's veterinary practice, within walking distance of the local high school, was always fully staffed with local adolescents who just loved to be around animals. True, they didn't know anything about animal restraint or when to use gloves or pretty much anything else, but they were eager and willing and looking for a chance to get some experience with a veterinarian.
AVMA vice presidential office faces scrutiny
May 1st 2008Sacramento, Calif. - The California Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA) wants to rid its national counterpart of the vice presidency - an office that critics claim generates more election politics than student interest in the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA).
Great white shark killed Calfornia DVM
April 30th 2008Solana Beach, Calif. - 4/30/08 - An autopsy shows it was a great white shark that killed a 66-year-old retired veterinarian while he was swimming in the ocean near his home. The official cause of Dr. David Martin's death was exsanguination, or blood loss, from a shark bite, according to the San Diego County Medical Examiner's office.