Name: What veterinarians know that physicians don't
Uploaded: 2014-12-04T16:00:09Z
Duration: 14 min 47 s
Description: What do you call a veterinarian who can only take care of one species? A physician. In a fascinating talk, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz shares how a species-spanning approach to health can improve medical care of the human animal -- particularly when it comes to mental health.

What do you call a veterinarian who can only take care of one species? A physician. In a fascinating talk, Barbara Natterson-Horowitz shares how a species-spanning approach to health can improve medical care of the human animal -- particularly when it comes to mental health.

What veterinarians know that physicians don't

Human doctors and veterinarians confront many of the same diseases, from heart failure to depression, in both people and animals. Discovering that veterinarians had already solved problems—like fear-induced heart failure and self-injury—pushed the medical field to rethink its assumptions. A dramatic case where a lion’s life was saved by a procedure common in humans showed the deep overlap. By bridging the gap between veterinary and human medicine, care for both can improve in surprising ways.

Medicine Advances When Doctors Learn From Animal Patients

*Zoobiquity*

"Real doctors take care of many species"