PATHOLOGY IN AUSTRALIA
Pathology is a medical specialty that determines the cause and nature of diseases by examining and testing body tissues and bodily fluids. There are many different areas of pathology, what answers are you looking for today?
What is pathology and how does it affect my health?
Pathology is the medical specialty that determines the cause and nature of diseases. Pathology results help your doctor make a diagnosis, rule out possible diseases, monitor the effectiveness of treatment or even guide a surgical procedure.
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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) Ethics Award in recogni
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It all started with a bad case of heartburn. Kate Kathigitis was 24 weeks pregnant and suffering from terrible acid reflux when she went to her doctor for a che
Health Minister visits the engine room of healthcare
Most people have never seen inside a pathology laboratory but this month Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt, and Member for Dunkley Chris Crewther MP, visited th
Ovarian cancer at 34 makes Letitia an advocate for early diagnosis
Letitia’s story
Letitia Linke was young and fit when she first felt a lump in her stomach and went along to her doctor for a check-up. At the time Letitia wa
35,000
Australians working in pathology
70
Percent of medical decisions rely on pathology
500
Million tests in Australia every year
35,000
Australians working in pathology
70
Percent of medical decisions rely on pathology
