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NSW Government announces $492 million to establish first statewide pathology hub at Westmead
13th June, 2025
Almost half a billion dollars will be invested in NSW Health Pathology’s new statewide hub at Westmead Hospital, delivering new and enhanced pathology services for the people of Sydney and regional NSW. The announcement was made during a visit to ...
NSW Government announces $492 million to establish first statewide pathology hub at Westmead
13th June, 2025
Almost half a billion dollars will be invested in NSW Health Pathology’s new statewide hub at Westmead Hospital, delivering new and enhanced patholo...
Collaborating to combat Antimicrobial Resistance
26th May, 2025
Our microbiology experts recently travelled to Austria for a World Health Organization meeting to showcase the latest efforts to combat global antimic...
Vale Professor Creswell John Eastman AO
21st May, 2025
Professor Cres Eastman AO, a pioneering Australian endocrinologist and globally recognised public health advocate, has died at the age of 85, leaving ...
Head lice are getting harder to kill. Here’s how to break the nit cycle
3rd March, 2025
Wrangling head lice, and the children they infest, must be up there with the most challenging duties a parent or carer has to face. And the job is ge...
Using genomics to better detect outbreaks of Legionnaires’ disease
16th January, 2025
Researchers at NSW Health Pathology and the University of Sydney are working together to design a new integrated legionellosis surveillance system, us...
Ticked off: the tiny terror of the bush
6th December, 2024
Did you know that a small creature found along the eastern coast of Australia can be deadly? With its bite, it can harm humans and pets, trigger a red...
What causes the itch in mozzie bites? And why do some people get such a bad reaction?
15th November, 2024
Are you one of those people who loathes spending time outdoors at dusk as the weather warms and mosquitoes start biting? Female mosquitoes need b...
Dr Catherine Pitman appointed Director Public Health Pathology
18th October, 2024
Congratulations to Dr Catherine Pitman who has been appointed Director Public Health Pathology, NSW Health Pathology’s statewide service delivering ...
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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.

Aboriginal Workforce Development Closing the Gap
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