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FASS family farewells long-serving scientific officer

27th June, 2025

Scientific Officer at NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic & Analytical Science Service (FASS) Illicit Drug Analysis Unit Keerthi Gamlath is retiring...

Calling time on a stellar career in forensic science

25th July, 2024

FASS Operations Director, Criminalistics, Sharon Neville is taking a well-earned break from the daily grind, farewelling colleagues after 35 years. S...

When in doubt, go to the library

24th May, 2024

Did you know that NSW Health Pathology's Forensic & Analytical Science Service (FASS) has a library and a librarian available to assist with resea...

Overdoses linked to illicit vape juice

20th November, 2023

NSW Health has issued a community drug alert after at least three overdoses, including one death, were linked to potent opioids in black market vape j...

High-dose MDMA drug warning for NSW

3rd November, 2023

NSW Health is warning the public of multiple high-dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets currently circulating in the state. NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic &...

Take a look inside a compulsory drug treatment centre

6th October, 2023

Here at NSW Health Pathology we spend a lot of time analysing samples and producing results. Recently we got to see how our work is making a differenc...

Drug alert for high dose ‘Gucci’ MDMA tablets

28th September, 2023

Our Forensic & Analytical Science Service (FASS) has played a key role in alerting the community to the dangers posed by high dose MDMA tablets, r...

Nitazene drug warnings prompt action from TGA

25th September, 2023

The work of NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic & Analytical Science Service laboratories has been recognised by Australia’s health watchdog, as i...

Warning of potent opioid drug found in powder on NSW Central Coast

16th May, 2023

Health authorities are warning a potent opioid, isotonitazene, has been detected in drugs in a yellow powder form on the NSW Central Coast. The drug m...