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1 week ago | 
news.vin.com | Edie Lau
Revised chart to address the gray
Chiropractors in Tennessee may treat animal patients without having to coordinate care with a veterinarian under a law signed this month. New Hampshire is poised to take a similar approach.
Legislation seeking similar arrangements failed in Mississippi, while bills in California and Maine are on pause following vigorous campaigns against them by veterinary organizations.
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1 week ago | 
news.vin.com | Edie Lau
Revised chart to address the gray
Chiropractors in Tennessee may treat animal patients without having to coordinate care with a veterinarian under a law signed this month. New Hampshire is poised to take a similar approach.
Legislation seeking similar arrangements failed in Mississippi, while bills in California and Maine are on pause following vigorous campaigns against them by veterinary organizations.
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1 month ago | 
news.vin.com | Edie Lau
Having just a matter of weeks to decide admissions to its new veterinary college opening Aug. 11, Utah State University began accepting applications in late March, drawing more than 100 in the first week or so, according to the dean.
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1 month ago | 
news.vin.com | Edie Lau |Lisa Wogan
Elise Burns head shot cropped for article The founder of a veterinary relief company who confessed last fall to impersonating a veterinarian so she could join a closed social media group says that the company "has done our best to address the issue, take action and move forward." In an interview over Zoom this month, Elise Burns, CEO of Evette Staffing, told the VIN News Service that she has experienced no legal consequences from the admitted deception nor was she contacted by Meta, the owner...
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2 months ago | 
news.vin.com | Edie Lau
Suppose someone said they could tell the age of your dog from its slobber. Would you believe it or dismiss it as hocus-pocus?
Several vendors of at-home genetic test kits make exactly that promise. Curious whether it's true, and if so, how the technique works, the VIN News Service put one of the tests to the test.
Our anecdotal results suggest that while the test isn't perfect — and no one claims it is — it's no sham. Details on the animals tested and the outcome follow.
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2 months ago | 
news.vin.com | Edie Lau
Significant options for American borrowers managing repayment of federal student loans are in limbo following a court decision that led the U.S. Department of Education to pause activity on all income-driven repayment (IDR) plans.
In these plans, a borrower's monthly payment is keyed to their income, regardless of the size of their debt. The plans especially are helpful to those whose debt is disproportionate to their incomes — such is the case for many veterinarians.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
news.vin.com | Edie Lau
Art on the theme of animal feed and pet food
The system under which new ingredients for animal feed, including pet food, are reviewed for safety in the United States is muddled following the breakup last year of an unusual partnership of federal regulators with a private organization.
That partnership, between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), expired on Oct.
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Feb 7, 2025 | 
news.vin.com | Edie Lau
Art on the theme of animal feed and pet food
The system under which new ingredients for animal feed, including pet food, are reviewed for safety in the United States is muddled following the breakup last year of an unusual partnership of federal regulators with a private organization.
That partnership, between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration with the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO), expired on Oct.
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Jan 6, 2025 | 
news.vin.com | Edie Lau
Long before Zoom became a household name, Dr. Lance Roasa proposed to the veterinary schools where he was an itinerant teacher that he provide instruction over the internet. As he recalls, there was little interest.
Then came the Covid-19 pandemic lockdown. Suddenly, online was the only way educational institutions could keep teaching.
Today, nearly five years later, the global health emergency is over, and in-person life is back in full swing, but elements of the virtual classroom remain.
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Nov 24, 2024 | 
news.vin.com | Lisa Wogan |Edie Lau
In a masquerade that began eight years ago, a Texas-based veterinary relief staffing company called Evette has been using the identity of at least one veterinarian to access veterinarian-only Facebook groups, and possibly other veterinarians' identities to infiltrate online platforms of rival businesses.
The cover was blown when someone affiliated with Evette tipped off a veterinarian who runs a Facebook group for relief veterinarians.
