Next week is National Veterinary Technician Week, and its theme is This Is Who We Are, This Is What We Do. For this week’s blog post I will use the National Veterinary Technician Week’s theme to write about the AMC’s hardworking techs. This Is Who We Are In New York State, the proper title is Licensed
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When things get tough in life, we have this deep urge to cut everything back to the bare essentials. Tough seems to be a good description for the world we are currently inhabiting, with many of us thinking about the essentials in our lives. Maslow defines the essential physiologic needs of human as food, water,
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The COVID-19 pandemic has filled every news story with words that were once familiar but are now fraught with nuance. What is the difference between infection and disease? Are SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 the same thing? Why are there different tests? In this blog post, I’ll try to clarify some commonly misused words and provide real-life
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New York State Governor Andrew Cuomo has instituted mandatory social distancing to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Officially, New York State is on PAUSE. Nonessential workers are working from home and essential workers must decrease workforce and maintain social distancing. Veterinary hospitals are considered essential businesses, but not all functions of a veterinary hospital are
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Like everyone else, I’m spending more time than ever on the internet looking for information about the expanding COVID-19 pandemic, and friends and colleagues keep trading articles they find useful or interesting. Below I have curated a list of articles that have caught my attention in the past few weeks. I hope you find them
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