Are you a carrier of Australia’s most common genetic condition?
1 in 7 people of Caucasian heritage carry the gene and the condition affects 1 in 200 people, which makes it the most common genetic conditi
Tasmanian haematologists shaving heads to raise money for World’s Greatest Shave
Assessing blood cancers like leukaemia is part of the daily workflow for Dr Tracey Batt and Dr Anna Johnston of Royal Hobart Hospital.
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Speedy cross-matching saves three lives in one afternoon
For Geelong-based Australian Clinical Labs medical scientist, Catherine Secen-Bowlen, preparation is everything when you’re in charge of a
Lab tales: a week providing life saving blood
Pathologist Ellen Maxwell reflects on a week in haematology.
Last week on call started with simultaneously juggling two young male patien
Great hair day as medical scientist raises thousands for cancer research
Paul Zerafa has just had a great hair day. Having grown his hair in dreadlocks for just over 12 years, today he took part in the World’s G
Blood transfusions save lives but are they anti-aging?
It seems like there's a new health fad hitting the headlines every other week these days but this one has caught our attention - and not in
Ten-year-old leukaemia patient Bridgette becomes an inventor
Bridgette Veneris is fascinated by pathology and hopes to be a haematologist.
In July, she was thrilled to see inside a pathology lab and
For the love of blood
Haematology is the study of blood. The work of a laboratory haematologist focuses on diseases affecting the blood. When investigating blood
Pathology confirms the cause of Erin’s ‘unexplained’ anaemia
Dr Erin Murphy, an emergency registrar based in Bendigo, knows professionally and personally the importance of pathology in diagnosing and t
