Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine in the Media

In this article about the One Health approach to surveilling for avian influenza in wildlife, livestock, and pets, Cummings School’s Wendy Puryear notes that H5N1 bird flu is “going into a much broader range of wild birds than other forms of influenza have in the past.”

Cummings School’s Trinita Barboza and Stephanie Borns-Weil are featured experts in this regular Ask the Vet column with Barboza advising on pet box turtle care and Borns-Weil explaining possible factors influencing a Shiba Inu’s behavior.

Cummings School’s Cheryl London appears in this video to discuss the case of a Golden Retriever named Haley, whose owner has included the dog in the school’s ongoing clinical trial treating osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in dogs with novel vaccine and oral immune therapies.

Cummings School’s Cheryl London discusses the school’s ongoing clinical trial treating osteosarcoma (bone cancer) in dogs with novel vaccine and oral immune therapies, which so far have produced “astounding results.” Foster Hospital Intern Cassie Munroe is briefly quoted about Haley, a golden retriever participating in the study.

Cummings School’s Maureen Murray is quoted about an injured bald eagle being treated at the Tufts Wildlife Clinic.

Cummings School veterinarians are noted among the responders who assessed and treated neglected animals from an Ayer home in February 2024.

In this Shots article exploring rising cases of avian flu on poultry and dairy farms, Cummings School’s Wendy Puryear discusses how funding cuts have “completely closed down or significantly hampered” important federal research infrastructures to help address its spread.

In this story exploring rising cases of avian flu on poultry and dairy farms, Cummings School’s Wendy Puryear discusses how funding cuts have “completely closed down or significantly hampered” important federal research infrastructures to help address its spread. (

The Tufts Animal Care and Condition (TACC) scale is referenced in this article, which appears in 23 additional media outlets.

Cummings School’s Stephanie Borns-Weil and Ramón Almela are featured experts in the Globe’s brand new Ask the Vet column. Borns-Weil advises about how to address hugging overexcitement in dogs and manage social stress in cats, while Almela discusses diagnosing and treating allergies in dogs.

Cummings School’s Ian DeStefano comments on his collaborative research that suggests transmission of multidrug-resistant bacteria between pets and their owners.

This article mentions that a Masai giraffe calf born at the Franklin Park Zoo received nutritional and medical care at Cummings School’s Hospital for Large Animals, and was returned to the zoo in August.