Prognostic Impact of a Histologic Grading Scheme in Dogs Diagnosed With Rib Chondrosarcoma.

Data regarding the outcome of canine rib chondrosarcoma is sparse and varied. While grade of tumour is associated with outcome for canine appendicular chondrosarcoma, the association of grade with outcome for canine rib chondrosarcoma is unclear. This study aimed to correlate the grade of canine rib chondrosarcoma with median survival time.

Transforming education for rural health equity: Lessons from a rural and underserved health scholars program.

Background And Purpose: Rural and underserved areas are in desperate need of improved access to healthcare services to enhance the well-being of patients. In an effort to increase students' healthcare access and exposure to the knowledge and skills of healthcare professionals in this area, a specialized certificate program on the care of rural and underserved patients was created. The purpose of this article is to describe the design, implementation, and assessment of this program.

Response to tigilanol tiglate in dogs with mast cell tumors.

Background: Information regarding response rate to tigilanol tiglate for mast cell tumors in dogs is limited.

Objectives: Report the response rate and durability of tigilanol tiglate intratumoral treatment in dogs with mast cell tumors presented to veterinary oncologists.

Animals: One hundred forty-nine dogs; 151 individual tumors.

Retrospective evaluation of toceranib phosphate (Palladia) use in the treatment of feline pancreatic carcinoma.

Objective: To retrospectively assess the biological response in cats with pancreatic carcinoma treated with toceranib phosphate.

Animals: Twenty-six client-owned cats.

Procedure: Patient information from multiple institutions was solicited an emailed REDCap survey.

C. difficile intoxicates neurons and pericytes to drive neurogenic inflammation.

Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI) is a major cause of healthcare-associated gastrointestinal infections. The exaggerated colonic inflammation caused by C. difficile toxins such as toxin B (TcdB) damages tissues and promotes C.