News Archive

The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control has reported that E.coli outbreaks in Germany and France could have come from seeds sourced in Egypt.

The NHS could face a 'Diabetes Time Bomb' according to an audit of patients in England and Wales.

A summary of Débora Miranda's seven part Guardian series on cervical cancer prevention.

'The Bodies in the Well' - 9pm, 23rd June, BBC 2.

A record 18 million people, nearly one out of every three, now say they are willing to donate their organs.

A new website providing access to podcasts of classical pathological specimens has been launched.

A new approach to developing cancer vaccines has been used to treat prostate tumours, an international team of scientists has said.

Hundreds of thousands of babies' lives could be saved each year if pregnant women were screened for syphilis, researchers say.

3D images derived from post-mortem computed tomography (PMCT) scans have been used as an aid to demonstrate injuries to a jury for the first time in a UK trial.

14th June is World Blood Donor Day – a great time for new donors to step forward...

A press statement from The Royal College of Pathologists on the NHS Future Form report.

A strain of E coli spreading across Europe is a previously unseen and more virulent variant of the bacterium, health officials have said.

Russia has banned the import of all fresh vegetables from the European Union following an E. coli outbreak.

Parents in England and Wales are being urged to have their children vaccinated after a tenfold rise in measles cases in the first four months of 2011.

A decision on when to destroy the last known stocks of live smallpox virus has been put off for another three years.

In 2003 Michelle Whitaker gave birth to one of Britain’s first genetic ‘designer’ babies.

What should happen to the last samples of smallpox left on the planet? Hugh Pennington and Professor Gareth Williams discuss the issue.

The proportion of risky multiple births during IVF treatment is falling according to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA).

The Royal College of Pathologists is co-sponsoring the Sense About Science annual lecture "Epidemics and refuseniks: The birth of state responsibility".

Taking zinc syrup, tablets or lozenges can lessen the severity and duration of the common cold, experts believe.

Students are flocking to practical university courses that lead directly to a job amid fears over a rise in graduate debt.

The number of postmortem examinations carried out in England and Wales is unjustifiably high, according to researchers from the University of Dundee.

A selection of news stories relating to pathology from 2010. Including news from National Pathology Week 2010.

Missed out on National Pathology Week 2009? Why not download a National Pathology Week podcast and listen to some of events held during the week.