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Blood transfusions save lives but are they anti-aging?
It seems like there's a new health fad hitting the headlines every other week these days but this one has caught our attention - and not in
Beautiful glass sculptures reveal the delicate nature of viruses
Many people are familiar with the stunning colour-saturated close up images of viruses and bacteria often found in media and TV shows. But d
Is Angus the cutest addition to the war on superbugs?
Angus the English springer spaniel is providing an unusually adorable way to detect superbugs in a Vancouver hospital. Whilst his human coun
How people power plus paper makes a 20-cent centrifuge
A centrifuge is a highly important tool in pathology laboratories. The instrument spins samples very fast and the centrifugal force created
The commonly used blood test that could save even more lives
A study published on Christmas day has shown that a blood troponin test could be a more effective way of assessing future heart disease ri
Mobile antibiotic resistance test could reduce superbugs in warzones
A new portable testing device could help healthcare workers identify bacterial infections in areas without access to modern pathology facili
Our top 5 pathology moments of 2016
We met 9-year-old Bridgette, a budding haematologist on her way to NASA.
At the age of 8 Bridgette asked for a microscope for Christmas a
How a blister led to a surprising diagnosis for Janet
Around ten years ago, when she was feeling tired and run down, Janet Glanville put the symptoms down to stress.
At the time, she was unde
If you’re eating gluten-free and have not had this test, we need to talk.
Sales of gluten-free products continue to rise in Australia. Last year CSIRO conducted a study into the trend and found that as many as 1 in
World-first screening trial for genes linked to breast and ovarian cancers
The Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre is going to be undertaking a world-first screening trial to determine how many women out of a participatin
