Pathology testing key to tracing more infectious strains of COVID-19
A number of new concerning variants of the COVID-19 virus have begun to appear across the globe. The B.1.1.7 strain, commonly referred to as the UK strain of the virus, has now been identified in 40 o
EXPLAINER: How do we know what strains of COVID-19 are circulating in Australia?
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What is genome sequencing?
Why do we need genome sequencing for COVID-19?
I tested positive for COVID-19. How do I know which variant I have?
What strains of COVID-19 ar
Cervical screening guideline changes – what do they mean for patients?
It is World Cancer Day (4th February 2021) and one of Australia’s biggest success stories in cancer screening is the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP). On Monday 1st February 2021, amendmen
World Cancer Day – take the 21-day challenge
Thursday 4th February 2021 is World Cancer Day and the theme this year is the '21 Day Impact Challenge'.
It is said that it takes 21 days to form a new habit so for 2021, the team at the Union for In
Webinar looks to the ‘Future of Healthcare’
The final CCC webinar of 2020 was all about the Future of Healthcare, featuring CEO of Pathology Technology Australia, Mr Dean Whiting. You can watch the video here:
New measles surveillance data warns of a possible Australian outbreak
According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) cases of measles have continued to climb across the world in recent years. Data from 2019 shows a rise of 300% in reported cases in the first three mon
THANK YOU to everyone working in pathology this year
Pathology has achieved so much this year. Being able to create and validate a test for a totally new virus and to put that into practice in a matter of weeks was incredible.
Then to set up new coll
What pathology professionals want you to know about cervical screening
We asked some of the people who perform your cervical screening tests inside a pathology laboratory to tell us their messages about cervical screening. In this video they tell us what they want you to
