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Veterinary Hospital Team Saves Dog Bitten by Coral Snake
Coral snakes are among the Texas reptiles you may encounter in your back yard. While they are shy, non-confrontational creatures—which makes human encounters uncommon—when a coral snake’s “hand” is pushed, they may choose to strike, and although those bites are rare, they are also extremely deadly. That’s why doctors at the Texas A&M Veterinary Medical […]
Stronger Together–Pets find comfort and care in the hands of veterinary technicians
Veterinary technician Abby Rafferty and Carl Though veterinarians play an important role in treating and caring for pets, they are not the only people involved in pet care. Veterinary technicians provide innovative technical support in patient health and recovery at the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences (CVM). Some responsibilities of veterinary […]
Muscular Dystrophy Research
DMD is a devastating disease that affects both children and dogs. It is a genetic disease that affects boys, all of whom die early in life, living only into their twenties, but only after much suffering. Any parent with an affected child is acutely aware of how devastating this disease is, not only to the […]
CVM Researchers Develop Diagnostic Test for 11 Tick-Borne Diseases
The warmer weather can mean many things for pet owners in Texas. Chief among those should be ticks. The domestic Brown Dog, Lone Star, Gulf Coast, and other ticks are the cause of the thousands of tick-borne disease cases reported annually in the United States. Thanks to a diagnostic test created by researchers in the […]
BIMS Majors Give Back Through Service, Research
It is evident from their level of involvement on the Texas A&M campus that junior biomedical sciences (BIMS) majors Ryan Bindel and Elizabeth Nevins have “servant hearts.” Bindel is a member of the Texas A&M Corps of Cadets who will join the U.S. Navy after he graduates; he plans to become a physician in the […]
CVM Students Put ‘One Health’ Into Practice During Disaster Day
The gymnasium of the Central Baptist Church Family Life Center in Bryan is filled with more cots than the eye can absorb in a single glance. People wander aimlessly through the room, past emergency stations set up for triage or to dispense medicine, as students meet and attend to the needs of the injured or […]
Texas A&M’s Teaching Hospital Receives Emergency, Critical Care Certification
The Texas A&M Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital (VMTH) has received certification from the Veterinary Emergency and Critical Care Society (VECCS) recognizing the VMTH as one of the most advanced emergency and critical care facilities in the country. VECCS certification identifies hospitals that meet and exceed the minimum standards and guidelines. The goal is to raise […]
Superfund Center Concentrates on Innovative Solutions
In September of 2008, when Hurricane Ike hit Galveston and Houston, waters as high as 15 to 20 feet flooded large areas and carried with it the sediment found in the Houston Ship Channel and Galveston Bay. Was this sediment safe for the people being exposed to it? Was it toxic? Officials didn’t know. Now, […]
Texas A&M’s Chiu Receives Grant Through Gulf Research Program
Weihsueh Chiu, a professor in the Texas A&M College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ (CVM) Department of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences (VIBS), has received a $700,000 grant from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine’s Gulf Research Program (GRP). Chiu’s project on “Prioritizing Risks from Oil Spills: Supporting Decisions with Read-Across Using 21st Century […]
Dr. Gerald Parker Brings ‘Healthy’ Perspective To CVM Initiative
When Gerald Parker Jr. came to Texas A&M as an undergraduate, he planned to follow in his father’s footsteps and become a veterinarian. Completing both his bachelor’s degree in veterinary sciences and his Doctor of Veterinary Medicine degree in just five years, Parker was on the path his father had hoped for him; the next […]
