Issue #118
October 2021

Welcome to the October issue of Pathway, a monthly magazine designed for anyone interested in their health and wellbeing and in the integral role that pathology plays in the diagnosis, treatment and management of diseases.

This month’s issue of Pathway looks at the following:

New COVID-19 drug - Sotrovimab

Sotrovimab has been shown to keep people with mild COVID-19 symptoms from developing more severe cases that might lead to hospitalisation or death.

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Smart microscope slides detect cancer
Professor Sandra O’Toole explains how an innovative microscope slide could complement existing stains currently in use, to assist with quicker and more accurate cancer diagnoses.
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Antibodies: vaccine vs infection
Now that vaccines have been rolled out widely across Australia and New Zealand, when antibodies are present in a patient, it could be due to natural infection or vaccination.
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Supervision and performance of genetics and genomic testing
The RCPA has recently developed a position statement which outlines the skills required to oversee the performance and supervision of genetic and genomic tests.
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