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Pathology in your pants?! How a pantyliner can help detect risk of premature birth
Premature birth carries risks of health problems for a baby. Many things can contribute to a premature birth, and many women who give birth
Pathology saves the day when cosmetic surgery goes awry
This Medical Mystery is courtesy of Dr Allison Bond, a resident in internal medicine at Massachusetts General Hospital. It has been adapted
A dangerous parasite, a hidden tumour and leprosy….pathology in Tasmania
Pathologists in Australia receive a range of samples from a broad spectrum of patients, particularly as around 50% of the population had a p
Finding the meaning of genes
We hear a lot in the news about breakthroughs in genetics but there is still a lot that isn’t known about our genes. The good news is it h
What is overdiagnosis and what should we do about it?
The term overdiagnosis is not one most patients are familiar with and in medical circles is highly controversial.
There is some debate ar
Parliamentarians pursue diabetes checks
(Pictured L-R: Greg Johnson, CEO Diabetes Australia, Rowan Ramsey MP, Pat Roche, John Crothers, Chairman PAA, Graham Jones, Ambassador PAA)
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
International Women’s Day 2017: celebrating women in pathology
Did you know 70 per cent of pathology professionals in Australia are female? That’s more than 24,000 awesome Australian women working in c
How pathology solved the puzzle of 12-year-old Jay’s pain
In September 2016 Ellen Francavilla’s grandson had been sick for around 2 months. Twelve-year-old Jay was experiencing abdominal pain, los
A benefit and a burden; the diabetes technology dilemma
Advances in pathology technology provide more data faster, but is there such a thing as too much information?
An estimated 2.7 million Au
