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There are several areas of pathology practice, related either to the methods used to test tissue samples or to the type of diseases being investigated.

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New Point of Care Testing device a win for rural health

26th April, 2023

NSW’s most remote hospitals will soon perform a key, potentially life-saving blood test at the patient’s bedside and receive results within minute...

Drug alert: High dose MDMA tablets in circulation

17th April, 2023

NSW Health is warning the community about high dose MDMA tablets which have been found to contain twice the dose of MDMA usually found in so-called �...

Long serving Walgett lab manager retires

6th April, 2023

Chris Gould has dedicated 23 years of his life to the Walgett community, managing the town’s pathology laboratory and ensuring doctors get vital res...

Leading the way in VWD diagnosis

3rd April, 2023

Dr Emmanuel Favaloro’s passion and expertise lie in bleeding disorder diagnosis and better patient care. People with these disorders bl...

Congratulations to University of Technology Sydney

30th March, 2023

NSW Health Pathology congratulates UTS on the 25th anniversary of the Bachelor of Forensic Science degree and the 20th anniversary of the UTS Centre f...

MDMA use at music festival linked to hospital admissions

24th February, 2023

NSW Health has alerted the public to the risks of MDMA (ecstasy) use, after several people were hospitalised after attending a Sydney music festival. ...

Training our future specialist pathologists

13th February, 2023

NSW Heath Pathology is pleased to welcome 31 new Junior Medical Officers starting their pathology traineeships with us in the 2023 Clinical year. Pat...

Australia Day honours for leading genetic pathologist Professor Edwin Kirk

30th January, 2023

A massive congratulations to our very own Professor Edwin Kirk, appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2023 Australia Day Honours Li...

Forensic science contributes to national recall of poppy seeds

12th January, 2023

The Forensic Toxicology team at NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic and Analytical Science Service (FASS) played an important role in discovering why co...