Julie’s 40-year commitment to pathology
Julie Hass has been working in the same Sunshine Coast lab for 40 years and has no plans to retire anytime soon. When she began her training
An ethical trendsetter: Dr Nikolajs Zeps wins NHMRC Ethics Award
Pathology Awareness Australia ambassador, Dr Nikolajs Zeps has been honoured with a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) Eth
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
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
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
“Without pathology tests, we would be guessing” health professionals know the value of testing
After the sample collection, pathology staff tend to have little interaction with patients, so for International Pathology Day we spoke to t
“My head was sewn up & I resumed my work!” How labs have changed since the ’70s
Medical Scientist John Cooper set up the first pathology laboratory in the regional town of Cowra, New South Wales more than forty-five year
Australian-developed HPV vaccine has halved cervical cancer rates in just ten years
Yesterday marked the 10th anniversary of the world’s first cancer vaccine and a report released last month has highlighted some pretty am
AIMS honours the best medical scientists in Queensland
The Australian Institute of Medical Scientists (AIMS) Queensland Branch announced the winners of the inaugural AIMS Queensland Medical Scien
A Rewarding Career in Medical Science – Prompted by Jeff Kennett
Chen Lim is the head of the ‘automated’ biochemistry laboratory at Melbourne’s Austin Hospital.
Chen took an unusual path to the worl
