Screen time: what is a screening test and why do we have them?
Most of us will be familiar with a few of Australia’s screening programs, like the bowel cancer screening program or mammograms for breast
Politicians roll up their sleeves in Canberra as Diabetes Australia calls for wider blood testing to arrest Australian diabetes epidemic
Usually when politicians roll up their sleeves in Canberra it involves some form of parliamentary fisticuffs, but recently Parliament House
Pathology and kidney disease: from diagnosis to exciting research on transplants
Kidney conditions can manifest themselves with a variety of symptoms, such as general tiredness or the swelling of limbs from the retention
In Focus: Haemochromatosis or ‘Iron Overload’ (sadly nothing to do with Iron Man)
In Australia, it’s estimated that roughly one in 200 Australians of Caucasian heritage suffer from haemochromatosis, making it the country
Babymakers: how pathology helps people get pregnant
Assisted reproductive technologies – more generally referred to as in-vitro fertilisation or IVF – are increasingly common around the wo
Pathology at the forefront of the fight against HIV
Since HIV first appeared in Australia almost forty years ago, there have been huge advancements in diagnosis and treatment. These days, HIV
Fabry disease: the genetic condition you’ve probably never heard of
Fabry disease is a rare genetic condition with a range of symptoms from skin lesions to heart problems. You’d be forgiven for never having
DNA dilemmas – what do ancestry DNA test results mean?
Online DNA testing kits have become popular in recent years, promising a range of insights from how your body metabolises caffeine to what t
Everything you need to know about urine tests
Hardly a week goes by without another story about a “simple” blood test that can do everything from diagnosing 8 types of cancer to pred
We are putting pathology on TV!
The Know Pathology Know Healthcare team have been working hard behind the scenes on a new TV advert and it’s finally ready!
We are very
