Bowel cancer at 33; “We thought it was an older persons’ disease,” say Nyree’s mum and dad

Julie and David Heading lost their daughter Nyree to bowel cancer in February 2021, she was just 34. Nyree was an early childhood educator who early in her career worked in the APY lands in the far

ABC radio takes a look and a listen inside a pathology lab

It’s not often that we get to meet the voices we hear on the radio, but it’s also pretty rare to meet a pathologist or the medical scientist responsible for performing your pathology tests. The

What happens when you have a COVID test: From swab to results

  COVID 19 testing steps - an infographic Download the infographic here What Happens When You Have a COVID-19 Test? During the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, pathology laboratorie

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?

Table of Content 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

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

What happens to your cervical screening test?

Pathology Awareness Australia took Sydney-sider Denise inside a pathology laboratory to find out about the cervical screening test process and what happens if your Cervical Screening Test is positive
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