
Lena Beck
Staff Reporter at VIN
Food systems journalism. (She/Her). From PDX, currently in MSO by way of SEA. In a complicated relationship with the Em Dash. Staff writer at Modern Farmer.
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1 week ago |
news.vin.com | Lena Beck
A 15-year-old federal program intended to draw veterinarians to rural regions in the United States deemed short on care is not accepting new candidates while it undergoes a review by the Trump administration. The application period for the Veterinary Medicine Loan Repayment Program, or VMLRP, typically closes in April each year. This year, as of the last week in May, it has yet to open.
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1 month ago |
news.vin.com | Lena Beck
Shmitty the cat had been a patient of Dr. Kourtney Morrissette for three years by the time his owner saw him fall onto his side for more than a minute, breathing through his mouth — which is unusual for a cat — and paddling the air with his paws. What Morrissette detected years earlier as a faint heart murmur was the first hint that Shmitty had a condition known as hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, or HCM.
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1 month ago |
news.vin.com | Lena Beck
When Dr. David Hernke attended a conference for bovine practitioners in Ohio last year, he was asked to roll up his sleeve for science. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention was collecting samples of blood from veterinarians who work with cattle to determine the prevalence of a highly virulent form of avian influenza that's been infecting a wide variety of animals besides birds — including dairy cows, seals, sheep and cats. Hernke was a good research candidate.
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2 months ago |
news.vin.com | Lena Beck
Three weeks after Hurricane Helene blew through, Dr. Otto Sharp stood outside the animal hospital he owns in western North Carolina, flanked by his staff. Situated near the Swannanoa River, the clinic's fence and landscaping had been swept away and its foundation damaged. Brown water and mud had oozed under the door into the reception area. But Sharp wasn't there to lament their lot. Instead, he read a statement he'd prepared in advance, not wanting to wing such an important moment.
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Feb 26, 2025 |
news.vin.com | Lena Beck
Starting Saturday, veterinarians in North Carolina are required to report when they dispense the drug gabapentin in quantities greater than a 48-hour supply. A March 1, 2025, reporting date for veterinarians was established in a law passed in 2023 as part of an effort to reduce harmful interactions of gabapentin and opioids in people. Pharmacies were required to report on gabapentin starting in 2024.
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