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Are mozzie repellents safe to use? And do I really need them in Australia?

4th December, 2025

Summer’s here and after a wet spring in many parts of Australia, mosquitoes are out in force. Insect repellent has become a routine requirement fo...

New drug study reveals promising results for hard-to-treat fungal infections

9th September, 2025

NSW Health Pathology clinician-researcher Professor Sharon Chen has led an international clinical trial of a new drug that could bring hope to patient...

Research into Murray Valley encephalitis virus outbreak highlights importance of a collaborative approach

26th August, 2025

Researchers at NSW Health Pathology have published a study into the 2023 outbreak of Murray Valley encephalitis virus, including the impact of genomic...

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...