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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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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...

Educating via Twitter – a ‘perfect platform’ for pathology

7th December, 2022

Social media generally, and in particular platforms like Twitter, have been variously described as a bin fire, a sewer and a place for trolls. So why ...

Genomic sequencing unlocks streamlined HIV care

1st December, 2022

In an Australian first, NSW Health Pathology is pioneering the use of whole genome sequencing to more efficiently match people living with HIV with th...

DNA breakthrough helps police trace ‘Beast of Bondi’

25th November, 2022

NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic and Analytical Science Service provided DNA results which assisted NSW police to track down the man known as the ‘...

Exploring AI’s powerful role in pathology

21st November, 2022

In Associate Professor Ewan Millar’s vision for the future of pathology in NSW, the skills, experience and expertise of Anatomical Pathologists is b...