KOA News Radio: CSU Working on COVID-19 Testing
Researchers at CSU are moving forward with work on a device could provide portable, accurate and inexpensive tests. We discuss the project with CSU's Dr. Brian Geiss.
Researchers at CSU are moving forward with work on a device could provide portable, accurate and inexpensive tests. We discuss the project with CSU's Dr. Brian Geiss.
"Pets are helping to fill at least some of this void," said Lori Kogan. "Companion animals have perhaps never been more important, as people struggle to adapt to their new reality."
Last month, Colorado State University's Veterinary Teaching Hospital welcomed two penguins from the Pueblo Zoo: Benny and Sally, who suffered from a common affliction that even humans deal with: cataracts!
Volunteers in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology sewed over 1,000 face masks for employees to wear at work during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dr. Ragan Adams, veterinary extension specialist at Colorado State University and a co-principal investigator emphasized that the animal owners also need better awareness of the importance of regular veterinary care and a willingness to pay for that medical expertise.
“A lot of the time we do discover fireworks cause a significant noise phobia in our veterinary patients; mainly dogs, but cats can also be affected,” said Dr. Cindy Sotelo, a small animal internal medicine resident at Colorado State University Veterinary Teaching Hospital.
During the first several of the COVID-19 shelter-in-place orders throughout the world, the Recover Initiative extended a free training offer to students of registered universities and colleges, including CSU, with veterinary training programs.
Personalized instruction and customized audio-video support with the same "instant replay" technology used in video games and televised sports - so you may practice, analyze, and hone your skills and confidence in bringing new ideas and skills back to your daily practice. Our teaching laboratories include 12 complete endoscopic/arthroscopic stations with 4K monitors, and an Immersive Virtual Reality teaching lab.
We have cat-astrophic news for animal lovers: Men who like cats are less likely to get a date. That's the takeaway from a study by Lori Kogan at Colorado State University, which found that women are less likely to swipe right -- or say yes -- to men if they're posing with a cat in a picture.
Dr. Mike Lappin joins the world's top health experts to debunk common myths we hear about COVID-19.