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    How Does a Pandemic Affect Our Relationship with Food? A New Penn Survey Seeks Insights (link is external)

    Dr. Zhengxia Dou’s newly launched internet survey seeks to explore answers about how food’s multifaceted role in our lives has changed amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    Regenerative Therapies: Helping Horses Self-Heal (link is external)

    Dr. Kyla Ortved discusses three regenerative modalities commonly used in equine medicine, when veterinarians and horse owners might consider each, and what’s to come.

    Cervical Epidural and Subarachnoid Catheter Placement in Standing Adult Horses (link is external)

    Placement of an indwelling CES or SAS catheter appears to be safe, technically simple, and well tolerated in standing sedated normal horses.

    The new normal: COVID-19 Sniffing Dogs (link is external)

    What about using dogs to sniff out COVID-19 in humans?

    Scent-detection dogs at Penn could help sniff out a breakthrough in COVID-19 testing (link is external)

    Could dogs’ keen sense of smell help screen humans for the coronavirus?

    UPenn researchers hopeful dogs can sniff out coronavirus (link is external)

    Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s School of Veterinary Medicine are hoping a new study will help sniff out the disease.

    Can dogs be trained to sniff out COVID-19 in patients? (link is external)

    University of Pennsylvania veterinary school tests coronavirus patient samples.

    Dogs are being trained to sniff out coronavirus cases (link is external)

    As some states move to reopen after weeks of shutdowns, infectious disease experts say the prevention of future coronavirus outbreaks will require scaling up testing and identifying asymptomatic carriers.

    Telehealth for dog behavior problems during COVID-19 (link is external)

    KYW Newsradio spoke with Dr. Carlo Siracusa about Ryan Hospital’s new behavior telehealth program.

    How to Care for Your Furry Friends Under Lockdown (link is external)

    Dr. Carlo Siracusa talks about pet care during the coronavirus lockdown.

    Pet owners note behavioral changes in their cats and dogs during the coronavirus pandemic (link is external)

    Dr. Carlo Siracusa answers questions about how change can trigger stress, and pets needing safe space and quiet time.

    Horses and dogs share a surprisingly common language of play (link is external)

    Dr. Sue McDonnell comments on a new study that reports horses and dogs share a surprisingly common language of play.

    Sniffing Out Hidden Cancer (link is external)

    Dr. Cindy Otto is interviewed in a fantastic multimedia story about the ovarian cancer detection research happening across Penn’s campus.

    They said pets couldn’t get the coronavirus, so how did a tiger test positive? Vets explain. (link is external)

    Dr. Shelley Rankin comments on how tigers at the Bronx Zoo could test positive for COVID-19.

    Taking the Edge Off: Calming Supplements for Horses (link is external)

    Dr. Sue McDonnell comments on which calming supplement ingredients work and things to consider before choosing or administering a product to horses.

    A dog with a gray face laying on a floor.

    Human Procedure Rids Canine of Damaged Heart Tissue

    For Karen Cortellino, her nine-year-old boxer Sophie is more than just a companion. “There’s this bumper sticker that says, ‘Rescue dogs: Who rescued who?’” said Cortellino, a physician from New…

    What We Do and Don’t Know About Novel Coronavirus (link is external)

    Penn Vet’s Dr. Julie Engiles discusses the emerging threat of novel coronavirus and zoonotic diseases.

    Q+A: Can Cows Play a Positive Role in Sustainable Food Systems (link is external)

    In today’s climate change narrative, where does livestock farming fall? Penn Vet’s Dr. Zhengxia Dou discusses.

    Penn studies climate change through dairy cows (link is external)

    Researchers at Penn Vet are studying how cows – and their unique digestive processes – can have positive impacts on climate change.