Tufts Cummings School doctor’s revolutionary surgery saves dog with oversized tongue
Friday, September 10th, 2021
Professor Raymond Kudej spoke with WCVB Boston about a unique surgery he performed on a dog with an abnormally large tongue.
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Tufts veterinary school awarded $2M to help prevent diseases in humans
Tuesday, August 31st, 2021
Worcester Business Journal highlights a Mass Life Sciences Center award to the School that helped launch the Comparative Pathology and Genomics Shared Resource.
Investing in the Power of Pathology and Genomics
Friday, August 27th, 2021
State-of-the-art technology at the new Comparative Pathology and Genomics Shared Resource at Cummings School will help investigators interrogate the biology of diseases on another level Source: https://now.tufts.edu/articles/investing-power-pathology-and-genomics
How a Dog with a Giant Tongue Was Saved by a Veterinary Surgeon
Tuesday, August 24th, 2021
Cummings School professor Raymond Kudej’s research into brachycephalic breeds prepared him to perform what might be the first tongue-reduction surgery of its kind on a dog
Sleeping with Dogs
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Aside from my personal preference, as a veterinary behaviorist, I can say that there is no reason why most dogs should not sleep in their owners’ beds if they and their owners prefer the arrangement.
Why It Took So Long to Develop a New Vaccine for Lyme Disease
Thursday, August 19th, 2021
Professor Sam Telford is quoted in a story in The New Yorker on why it has taken so long for a new Lyme Disease vaccine since the original came out in the 90s.
STOP Spillover
Monday, August 16th, 2021
Professor Deborah Kochevar, lead on the STOP Spillover project, spoke with BYU Radio’s Top of Mind with Julie Rose about working to prevent the next pandemic
American Veterinary Society for Animal Behavior Position Statement on Punishment
Friday, August 13th, 2021
AVSAB’s position is that punishment1 (e.g. choke chains, pinch collars, and electronic collars) should not be used as a first-line or early-use treatment for behavior problems.
Tufts Scientists Receive Grants from Massachusetts Life Sciences Center
Tuesday, August 10th, 2021
The funds for capital investment will support research ranging from drug delivery to disease detection technologies at the university
New ‘piece of the puzzle’: Why some dog foods may be linked to deadly heart disease
Thursday, August 5th, 2021
Professor Lisa Freeman spoke with NBCNews.com about new research that identified compounds in dog foods that may provide clues to canine dilated cardiomyopathy.
