Could our profession's growing emphasis on empathy be contributing to defensive medicine, compromised clinical judgement, and veterinary burnout?
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The day's not even over and you've been subjected to scratches, bites, suspiciously slimy licks and, of course, all the bodily fluids. Between running from room to room, talking pet owners out of using essential oils on your patients and sparing five whole minutes to eat whatever you scrounged up for lunch, you've got no time to update yourself on the latest clinical news. Say no more. We've got all the hot clinical news right here for you to digest at your leisure.
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