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Heska enters Spanish marketJanuary 14, 2020Heska Corp. is expanding its veterinary diagnostic and specialty products business into Spain with the purchase of imaging and blood testing product providers, CVM Diagnostico Veterinario and CVM Ecografía.
Antimicrobials see second-lowest year for salesDecember 11, 2019Antimicrobials for use in food-producing animals have maintained low volume of sales and distribution in recent years.
Alaris infusion pump recalledJuly 23, 2019A manufacturing oversight has resulted in an FDA Class I recall of more than half a million infusion pumps across the U.S.
FDA approves ProHeart 12July 8, 2019The U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) has approved ProHeart 12 (moxidectin) extended release injectable suspension for dogs one year and older.
WSU receives accreditation for veterinary simulation programMay 6, 2019Washington State University (WSU) College of Veterinary Medicine's (CVM's) veterinary-only simulation program is the first to be accredited by the Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). The simulation-based education program offers hands-on simulated training, from administering anesthesia to performing surgery to client interaction. "We are delighted to see simulation-based education being practiced in veterinary medicine at WSU in an effort to improve the quality of care delivered to the patients we often consider family, our …
Cornell to offer new veterinary business programApril 5, 2019Cornell University College of Veterinary Medicine has launched a new interdisciplinary program called the Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship (CVBE) to grow research, training, and outreach in veterinary business. "I'm thrilled to announce the launch of the Center for Veterinary Business and Entrepreneurship in collaboration with the Cornell SC Johnson College of Business," says Lorin D. Warnick, DVM, PhD, the Austin O. Hooey dean of veterinary medicine. "The center is the culmination of extensive …
FDA finds potential link between diet and canine DCMFebruary 20, 2019According to reports investigated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA’s) Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM), a large proportion of diets in canine DCM cases—both grain-free and grain-containing—include peas and/or lentils in various forms as a main ingredient.
FDA includes vets in powdered glove banApril 3, 2017The Food and Drug Administration’s Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) wants veterinary practitioners to know that a December ruling banning the use of powdered gloves in human medicine also applies to veterinary medicine.
