Welcome to the September 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:
As the worlds’ population ages, we will see a significant increase in the number of adult-onset dementia cases. However, the only way to get an accurate diagnosis is to study the brain post-mortem.
Behind the scenes of Australia’s blood donor deferral changes
People who were in the UK in the 1980s and 1990s are now eligible to donate blood in Australia. Prof Iain Gosbell explains what was behind the decision to remove the Lifeblood donation deferral.
Pathology: providing power in diagnostic certainty
Dr Caitlin Keighley provides an insight into her day-to-day role in the laboratory and explains how microbiology and infectious disease are inextricably linked to other specialties across medicine.
