New breakthroughs - Pathology Explained

Diagnosis of cirrhosis – new approaches to liver disease detection

Your humble liver could be described as the human body’s hard-working janitor - it furiously mops up compounds in our blood left over once
New breakthroughs - Pathology Explained

How Australians have been leading the fight against cervical cancer since 1978

Dr Colin Laverty was a remarkable man; a significant art collector, educator, writer and publisher. He was also a world-renowned gynaecologi
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Can double dipping really spread diseases?

Hands up who remembers the Seinfeld episode where Costanza committed the ultimate social faux pas and double-dipped his chip? We all know
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Cheating. Intimidation. Murder. This is not your average lab story.

Cheating. Intimidation. Murder. These aren’t words you associate with pathology laboratories. But the World Anti-Doping Agency’s invest
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Holy Water: A fertility drug made with the Pope’s blessing and nun’s urine

Photo credit and read the source article at: http://qz.com/710516/the-strange-story-of-a-fertility-drug-made-with-the-popes-blessing-and-ga
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Making the Invisible Visible – pathology protects women’s heart health

This month the Heart Foundation is putting a spotlight on women’s heart health as part of their campaign Making the Invisible Visible.
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From fasting to faster; cholesterol testing changes are better for all

Cholesterol testing has traditionally required all patients to fast for eight hours prior to having their blood taken. However, a new look a
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Pathology is a living and a lifeline for Tasmanian collector Kathy

Kathy Boulter from Hobart understands pathology from both sides of the needle. She has worked as a collector in the Tasmanian capital for m
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How pathology is helping to ensure travellers to Bali aren’t left with an unwanted souvenir

Indonesia is the second most common destination for Australian holidaymakers. It is not uncommon for travellers to Indonesia to feel sick on
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How watching an AFL match prompted one man to get the test that saved his life

Graeme Woolridge is alive today thanks to pathology. A routine blood test at his GP in 2009 triggered a cascade of investigations that ident