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Dominic Dwyer calls time on 40+ year career in virology and public health pathology

15th December, 2023

He became the public face of our pathology services during the COVID-19 pandemic, but now Professor Dominic Dwyer PSM is retiring after more than four...

Will Japanese encephalitis return this summer?

5th December, 2023

The last two summers have been swarming with mosquitoes thanks to near constant rain and flooding brought on by La Niña. With the return of El Niño...

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...

How COVID challenged us and what lies ahead

8th November, 2023

On International Pathology Day, NSW Health Pathology’s A/Director of Public Health Pathology Dr Catherine Pitman and her colleagues consider the imp...

High-dose MDMA drug warning for NSW

3rd November, 2023

NSW Health is warning the public of multiple high-dose MDMA (ecstasy) tablets currently circulating in the state. NSW Health Pathology’s Forensic &...

It’s warming up and mozzies are coming. Here’s how to mosquito-proof your backyard

12th September, 2023

The weather is warming up and that means more time in the backyard. It also means more mosquitoes. Here are five ways you can mosquito-proof your bac...

It’s World Blood Donor Day – consider donating!

14th June, 2023

Happy World Blood Donor Day to all those blood donors in our communities, for their selfless generosity and life-saving donations. This year’s them...

What’s inside that vape?

4th May, 2023

We hear a lot about the dangers of vaping, but what’s actually inside them? NSW Health Pathology’s Clinical and Environmental Toxicology laborator...

Providing NSW Drug Courts with fast, accurate urine testing

1st May, 2023

The NSW Health Pathology Drug Toxicology Unit has been crucial to the success of the state’s Drug Court, which recently expanded its operations with...