AVMA News

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Businesses that embrace empathy and innovation will remain competitive in a transformative age driven by artificial intelligence, according to futurist Anders Sörman-Nilsson.

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AVMA News

JANUARY 3, 2024

With today’s technological advancements, researchers are calling for a concerted effort to gather big data on aging dogs to benefit not only veterinary care, but also to inform human medicine, as dogs and humans share similar medical conditions as they age

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AVMA News

JANUARY 23, 2024

The connection between attitudes toward human and pet vaccines and how those of some people are changing is forcing veterinary professionals to more frequently explain the benefits of vaccines for pets.

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AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The theme of the 17th annual World Rabies Day, “All for 1, One Health for All,” highlights the need for collaboration and strengthening health systems to eliminate human deaths from dog-mediated rabies. Unvaccinated dogs are the main source of human rabies deaths, contributing up to 99% of all rabies transmissions to human globally.

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AVMA News

OCTOBER 4, 2023

He explains the differences between the regulation of artificial intelligence (AI) in veterinary medicine and human medicine, the concept of AI use risk classification, and how to foster the ethical deployment of AI in veterinary medicine.

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AVMA News

APRIL 19, 2024

Published February 8, the WHO List of Medically Important Antimicrobials adds new categories on the basis of their importance in human medicine, risk of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), and the potential human health implications of inappropriate use in nonhuman sectors, particularly in animal agriculture.

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AVMA News

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

More than 100 monoclonal antibodies (mAb) designed to bind to specific target proteins are available for humans, including those intended to treat cancer and autoimmune disorders.

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AVMA News

MAY 28, 2024

Ringworm infections caused by the novel Trichophyton indotineae fungus have been reported in human populations worldwide, including the United States. Now public health officials are asking veterinarians to be on the lookout infections in their patients.

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AVMA News

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Four dogs at the San Diego Humane Society (SDHS) have been euthanized after being infected with Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus (also known as Strep zoo), which was complicated by infection with bacterial agents.

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AVMA News

JULY 16, 2024

On June 23, Steven Feldman, president of the Human Animal Bond Research Institute (HABRI), moderated the session “International Steering Group on Pets and Housing Issues” at AVMA Convention 2024, held June 21-25 in Austin, Texas.

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The post Unleashing the Human Element at Work | Transforming Workplaces Through Recognition appeared first on Sales & Marketing Management. Only 23% of employees strongly agree they get the right amount of recognition for the work they do. A closer look at employee sentiment about recognition.

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AVMA News

MARCH 6, 2023

The National Institutes of Health created the Comparative Oncology Program two decades ago to advance the study of naturally occurring cancer in dogs, aiming to improve cancer treatment for canine and human patients alike.

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AVMA News

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) recommended that it be controlled in the Schedule III rather than the current Schedule I, the most restrictive CSA category. Legislators are seeking to remove marijuana from the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) after the U.S.

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AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

The AVMA has updated its disaster preparedness guides that help not only pet owners but also farmers be ready to safeguard their animals in the event of extreme weather events or human-made disasters.

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AVMA News

OCTOBER 9, 2024

United Nations member states adopted a political declaration during a special meeting meant to reduce antimicrobial use in human and animal medicine with a goal of decreasing drug-resistant deaths 10% by 2030.

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AVMA News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

That includes the American Veterinary Medical Foundation (AVMF), which has given a $20,000 grant to the Maui Humane Society, a $10,000 grant to Greater Good Charities, and an $19,000 estate gift to the Hawaii VMA so that the organizations can help recover and treat animals in need.

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AVMA News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Anthony Mazzarelli, MD, a health-care expert and author, shared the benefits of serving others during the keynote “Unpacking Lessons from Human Medicine” on October 25 at the 2023 AVMA Veterinary Business and Economic Forum.

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AVMA News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

The presentation reviewed how essential human connection is to effective leadership and the science of high-quality coaching practices.

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SalesFuel

MAY 6, 2024

One of the most valuable assets of any company is its human capital. In a rapidly transitioning economy, you should be consistently developing human capital. Developing Human Capital Delivers A Competitive Edge To Your Team The booming AI field will transform work in a number of professions.

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AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Borkowski will serve as the new CEO of AAALAC International, a nonprofit that promotes the humane treatment of animals in science through voluntary accreditation and assessment programs. Starting in October, Dr. Gary L.

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AVMA News

AUGUST 14, 2023

#AVMA2023 rewind: Per-and-polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have been linked to harmful health effects in both humans and animals. Dr. Heather D. Bair-Brake presented on the topic of PFAS in pets.

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AVMA News

JUNE 24, 2024

The bad news is Dr. Google is being replaced by the superior ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence (AI) language model trained on vast amounts of data and designed to give human-like text responses to user questions. Google’s days appear to be numbered.

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AVMA News

APRIL 11, 2023

The AVMA and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) ended a monthlong social media campaign to raise awareness about companion animals and mental health with a Twitter chat on the importance of the human-animal bond and prioritizing wellbeing.

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AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2024

The Association for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care International not only ensures the humane use and treatment of laboratory animals, but also applies its high standards to research programs involving cattle, poultry, and other livestock.

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AVMA News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

Department of Agriculture (USDA) to begin commercial production and sales of human food from cultured animal cells to the public. Two companies have received final approval from the U.S.

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AVMA News

APRIL 4, 2023

Speakers at the recent AVMA Humane Endings Symposium offered tips and advice for how to communicate effectively and tenderly when discussing end-of-life matters. Conversations about euthanasia and depopulation are never easy given what’s at stake.

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AVMA News

JUNE 21, 2023

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently green lit for human consumption five genetically modified pigs at Washington State University. Meanwhile, a team of geneticists have reportedly created the first calf born with immunity to bovine viral diarrhea virus.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 11, 2024

The Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is a species that is widespread globally due to introductions by humans. In some places they have notoriously reached pest proportions. Its native range, however, is the Iberian Peninsula, perhaps reaching also parts of the south of France.

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AVMA News

APRIL 4, 2023

Speakers at the AVMA Humane Endings Symposium, held January 26-29 in Chicago, shared their personal experiences with depopulation of cattle and sheep for disease control and euthanasia of pigs after a fire.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Every weekend seems to be wild from the perspective of human history. To every bird, though, mid-September remains what it’s always been: a good time to feed, mass, and move ! Corey and I caught plenty of restless migrants at Fort Tilden this weekend.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 30, 2021

However, in most cases, birds lack the creativity and ingenuity common in humans to utilize trash. Overall, humanity is not doing a very good job of providing birds with the environment they need, I am afraid. Of course, this requires some luck – the trash has to serve as some kind of vessel and contain some water.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 14, 2020

How, to humans, is “behavior” separate from the bird itself? For example, ritualistic displays of aggression and appeasement, of coming to the brink and then backing off, are common in humans and, probably, all animals. Again, both these behaviors seem quite human — or maybe our equivalents seem quite avian.

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AVMA News

AUGUST 1, 2023

Sheilah Robertson received the AVMA Animal Welfare Award, and Candace Croney, PhD, received the AVMA Humane Award July 15 during AVMA Convention 2023 in Denver.

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10,000 Birds

MAY 27, 2020

With a reduced level of human interaction, the birds in this patch of forest seemed relaxed. Especially within recent times the birds have become very edgy and if they don’t fly off immediately, they would tend to choose obfuscated perches from which they would peer at us human intruders – vanishing once eye-contact is made.

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10,000 Birds

AUGUST 26, 2021

Hopefully, this role gives the birds some protection, as indicated here : “Himalayan vultures are highly respected within the Buddhist culture of the Tibetan plateau, playing a unique role in a centuries-old sky burial tradition (feeding of human corpses to vultures at specific sites) that is followed by about four million Tibetan people.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 1, 2020

But birds don’t seem to care about what ails us humans. The horrors of this particular year seem to have stolen most of the joy of Halloween, if the meager stream of trick or treaters we saw this weekend were any evidence. They have been moving just as they tend to do this time of year, which can–as you may know–spectacular.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 9, 2020

The authors are Bianca Lopez ( The New School ), Emily Minor ( University of Illinois at Chicago ), and Andrew Crooks ( George Mason University ), and the article is “ Insights into human-wildlife interactions in cities from bird sightings recorded online.”. Why are birds a good proxy for broader human-wildlife interactions?

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