The future of our industry seems poised for more radical change than we've seen in a while. Some of those pressures are external, like the internet and AI, or economic...

Animal health spent most of its modern history as the beneficiary of somebody else’s research. That arrangement ended over the course of roughly a decade, and how the industry responded...

Pet parents are voting with their wallets, and increasingly, they’re voting for retailers over veterinarians. According to Vetsource’s 2026 white paper analyzing data from over 6,500 practices, veterinary visits declined...

I never set out to be a veterinarian. After college I started a career in software, coding and selling systems without any particular passion for it. It paid the bills,...

I have a one-eyed cat named Gatsby who loves lap time and dinner with equal enthusiasm—and happens to need multiple eyedrops three times a day. I don’t have unlimited time,...

It’s been 19 years since my oncologist said those beautiful words: “Looks like you beat it.” This was great news, considering that six months earlier, I wasn’t supposed to survive...

Will Schwing BR Editor in Chief Years ago, I studied reconciliation in post-apartheid South Africa. What struck me most wasn’t the architecture of political reform or even the headlines that...

Here’s a timeline highlighting key milestones in the development of the veterinary midlevel practitioner movement, focusing specifically on the veterinary professional associate (VPA) role. Summer 2009Early discussions about midlevel roles...

What’s in a name? In veterinary medicine, more than you might think. As the profession explores a new provider role for providing care, the title “veterinary professional associate” has gained...

Colorado’s Proposition 129 battle exposed critical gaps in how we address access to veterinary care. A veterinarian-legislator who led the opposition shares the evidence-based alternatives that are already making a...