What happens during a blood test?
In your local GP clinic or health service, most pathology samples will be taken by a trained pathology collector, also called a phlebotomist, or sometimes by a nurse.
During a blood test, you wil
What is a virus: How viruses spread, how they differ from bacteria, and common viral infections
Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the word ‘virus’ has become a household term, being used in casual conversation on a day-to-day basis in every corner of the world. But what exactly i
How preimplantation genetic diagnosis helps prevent life-threatening conditions in babies
On 24th October 2021, Australia’s Health Minister, Greg Hunt, announced new funding for pre-implantation genetic testing. This funding came into effect on 1st November 2021 and benefits couples who
History should give us hope for our COVID future. Here’s why
This article was orginally published in The Canberra Times on 10th November 2021
By Dr Robert Norton, clinical microbiologist and fellow at the Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia.
Path
How Canberra pathologists dealt with COVID testing demand in ACT 2021 outbreak
This article was written by Lucy Bladen and originally published by the Canberra Times on 22nd November 2021
On the morning of August 12, whispers started to spread throughout Canberra that the cit
“This research opens windows,” Prof Vanessa Hayes on genomic data and prostate cancer
Professor Vanessa Hayes’ presentation at the 2021 Australian Institute of Medical and Clinical Scientists (AIMS) National Scientific Meeting was a fascinating look into the insights she and her team
Does my liver look fat in this? Even non-drinkers get fatty liver disease
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What does your liver do?
What is the most common liver disease?
What are Liver Function Tests?
What about other liver diseases?
What are pathologists looking for when
Bowel cancer at 33; “We thought it was an older persons’ disease,” say Nyree’s mum and dad
Julie and David Heading lost their daughter Nyree to bowel cancer in February 2021, she was just 34.
Nyree was an early childhood educator who early in her career worked in the APY lands in the far
