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Pathology revolution transforming healthcare in South Western Sydney

2nd May, 2024

The construction of a new NSW Health Pathology Department as part of the $790 million Liverpool Health and Academic Precinct (LHAP) redevelopment is c...

Pathologist and infectious diseases expert makes Australia Day honours list

29th January, 2024

Dr Matthew O’Sullivan AM from our Westmead laboratory has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia for services to medicine. He was involv...

Boosting organ donations through lifesaving screening

15th November, 2023

NSW Health Pathology’s Nucleic Acid Testing Laboratory has won a NSW Premier’s Award for a unique collaboration that provides 24/7 screening of do...

Randwick Microbiology laboratory celebrates 25-year milestone

8th November, 2023

Our Randwick laboratory was designated a World Health Organisation Collaborating Centre in 1998 and since then has been tracking the spread of serious...

What goes on inside a pathology laboratory?

30th October, 2023

International Pathology Day is on 8 November 2023. To celebrate, we’ve given some budding young scientists access to one of our newest laboratories ...

New high-tech pathology laboratory unveiled at Nepean Hospital

8th August, 2023

A new pathology laboratory has been officially opened at Nepean Hospital by the NSW Health Minister, the Hon. Ryan Park MP. The new lab is part of the...

Fighting flesh-eating bacterial disease

29th May, 2023

May 31 is Necrotizing Fasciitis (NF) Awareness Day when we share information on the treatment and prevention of the most common flesh-eating disease i...

A mycologist’s view on the fungi in The Last of Us

21st February, 2023

The blockbuster TV show The Last of Us has raised the prospect of a devastating fungal pandemic, where humans are infected by a brain controlling Cord...

Sentinel chickens provide early warning on deadly diseases

1st February, 2023

Dotted around a handful of backyards and on farms in regional New South Wales are special flocks of chickens that play a key role in helping NSW Healt...