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Examining 'cold-case' sexual assaults
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NSW Health Pathology is proud to be partnering with ACON as part of our ongoing work under the NSW Health LGBTQIA+ Strategy. ACON is Australia’s leading LGBTQIA+ community organisation and….
NSW Health Pathology has farewelled Meredith Caelli, who is retiring after a 42-year career working across multiple roles in the health sector. Staff gathered at NSW Health Pathology’s Newcastle office….
Our microbiology experts recently travelled to Austria for a World Health Organization meeting to showcase the latest efforts to combat global antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat….
Professor Cres Eastman AO, a pioneering Australian endocrinologist and globally recognised public health advocate, has died at the age of 85, leaving behind a lasting legacy of leadership at NSW….
NSW Health Pathology Senior Staff Specialist in Haematology Professor Beng Chong has been named a highly ranked scholar for 2024 by ScholarGPS for the outstanding quality of his research work….
A special team has been working at NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic Biology/DNA lab to test hundreds of historic Sexual Assault Investigation Kits (SAIKs) using the latest technology and search for….
Take a look behind the scenes at our pathology laboratory at Lithgow Hospital and meet some of the team caring for the local community. Matthew O’Neal has been NSW Health….
When Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall on Saturday 8 March 2025 as a category 1 cyclone, our people were prepared, ensuring vital blood supplies and pathology laboratories were available to….
NSW Health Pathology is proud to be part of the NSW Government’s 1000 NSW Public Sector Apprentices and Trainees Program. For Matthew, it’s a chance to transition into a rewarding….
While some parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales are still on alert for flooding, others are starting the difficult clean-up process as flood waters recede. Stagnant water….
NSW Health Pathology is proud to be partnering with ACON as part of our ongoing work under the NSW Health LGBTQIA+ Strategy. ACON is Australia’s leading LGBTQIA+ community organisation and….
NSW Health Pathology has farewelled Meredith Caelli, who is retiring after a 42-year career working across multiple roles in the health sector. Staff gathered at NSW Health Pathology’s Newcastle office….
Our microbiology experts recently travelled to Austria for a World Health Organization meeting to showcase the latest efforts to combat global antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a major threat….
Professor Cres Eastman AO, a pioneering Australian endocrinologist and globally recognised public health advocate, has died at the age of 85, leaving behind a lasting legacy of leadership at NSW….
NSW Health Pathology Senior Staff Specialist in Haematology Professor Beng Chong has been named a highly ranked scholar for 2024 by ScholarGPS for the outstanding quality of his research work….
A special team has been working at NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic Biology/DNA lab to test hundreds of historic Sexual Assault Investigation Kits (SAIKs) using the latest technology and search for….
Take a look behind the scenes at our pathology laboratory at Lithgow Hospital and meet some of the team caring for the local community. Matthew O’Neal has been NSW Health….
When Tropical Cyclone Alfred made landfall on Saturday 8 March 2025 as a category 1 cyclone, our people were prepared, ensuring vital blood supplies and pathology laboratories were available to….
NSW Health Pathology is proud to be part of the NSW Government’s 1000 NSW Public Sector Apprentices and Trainees Program. For Matthew, it’s a chance to transition into a rewarding….
While some parts of southeast Queensland and northern New South Wales are still on alert for flooding, others are starting the difficult clean-up process as flood waters recede. Stagnant water….
NSW Health Pathology Point of Care Testing Good Ways to Collect Blood.
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
NSW Health Pathology acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of the land across NSW whose cultures and customs have nurtured and continue to nurture this land. We would like to pay our respects to the Elders past, present and emerging, for they hold the memories, the traditions, the culture and hopes of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples across the state.
