http://www.mediplacements.com/anatomical-pathology_news-rss.xmlAnatomical Pathology News from Mediplacementsen-gbFri, 10 Feb 2012 10:21:43 GMTCopyright: (C) Mediplacements60http://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifhttp://www.mediplacements.com/images/feedlogo.gifThe Coroners' Society of England and Wales (CSEW) was "misguided" in its refusal to participate in a port-mortem tissue archive for the study of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD), also known as mad cow disease, according to paper. A report co-written by a researcher at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine said that the...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800524899-csew_misguided_in_vcjd.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800524899-csew_misguided_in_vcjd.htmlMon, 09 May 2011 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyLate diagnoses of cancer in Northern Ireland are contributing to the number of hospital deaths in the country, in spite of patients expressing their desire to die at home. According to a report launched at Queen's University Belfast, one in 11 cancer patients in 2007 died within one month of diagnosis, and these patients were particularly...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800493774-calls_for_earlier_cancer.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800493774-calls_for_earlier_cancer.htmlTue, 12 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyScientists at Princess Margaret Hospital in Ontario have developed an organic nanoparticle capable of using light and heat to find tumours. The new nanoparticle, created through a combination of chlorophyll and lipid, can be filled with drugs to treat the tumour it is targeting. Jonathan Lovell, a doctoral student at the Ontario Cancer Institute,...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800470497-nanoparticle_uses_heat_and.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800470497-nanoparticle_uses_heat_and.htmlMon, 21 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyForensic pathologists and radiologists are pioneering a non-surgical post-mortem technique which could change the way autopsies are carried out. Research from the University of Leicester, published in the International Journal of Legal Medicine, demonstrated the potential the minimally-invasive technique has to revolutionise the post mortem...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800438976-non_surgical_procedure_could.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800438976-non_surgical_procedure_could.htmlWed, 02 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyResearchers have developed a technique which is set to improve computer-aided tissue analysis and make it simpler and more efficient for pathologists. Scientists from the Division of Pathology Informatics at the University of Michigan Medical School have demonstrated the uses of the Spatially-Invariant Vector Quantization (SIVQ), which is able to...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800436266-new_tissue_analysis_better.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800436266-new_tissue_analysis_better.htmlTue, 01 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyAnatomical pathologists studying Follicular Lymphoma (FL) samples could soon have the technology to deliver more efficient and accurate diagnoses. The Ohio Supercomputer Center developed an automated method of detecting lymph follicles using stained tissue by analysing the morphological and textural features of the images. Siddharth Samsi, a...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800381582-new_technology_to_help.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800381582-new_technology_to_help.htmlWed, 02 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyThe number of post-mortems carries out in England and Wales could be reduced by 80,000 per year, according to researchers. Sixty per cent of autopsies carried out are unnecessary when cheaper and less intrusive external examinations could be used, according to scientists from the Centre for Forensic and Legal Medicine at the University of Dundee....http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800322261-number_of_autopsies_could_be.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800322261-number_of_autopsies_could_be.htmlTue, 04 Jan 2011 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyWelsh Assembly member Alun Davies has hit back at claims that he was scaremongering by suggesting post-mortem services will be moving away from Withybush Hospital. Speaking to the Western Telegraph, Mr Davies indicated that the relocation of these jobs could not be called scaremongering "when the facts are staring us in the face". He...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800262109-welsh_post_mortem_service.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800262109-welsh_post_mortem_service.htmlTue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyResearchers working in anatomical pathology UK medical jobs could soon be using a state of the art imaging system to examine brain tissue. A breakthrough technology developed by researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine has so far only been tested on mice, but scientists are confident that one day it could be used to establish...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-800258356-new_brain_imaging_breakthrough.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-800258356-new_brain_imaging_breakthrough.htmlFri, 26 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyPlans for the development of a new facility in Gloucestershire may impact on people with jobs as mortuary technicians. Proposals which would involve the construction of a new mortuary and coroner's court are going on display to the public. Those behind the project estimate it will cost £4. 5 million to create and it would serve the whole...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19676656-new_plans_may_affect_mortuary.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19676656-new_plans_may_affect_mortuary.htmlThu, 18 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyThe increase in medical jobs in the UK, potentially including anatomical pathology positions, was the highest in two years in November. This is according to figures produced by the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC), which said that employment generally experienced a good month, with the nursing, medical and care professions faring the...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19503663-medical_recruitment_showing.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19503663-medical_recruitment_showing.htmlWed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyThe appeal of Britain as a place to live and work is rising, it has been suggested. According to an article in the Financial Times (FT), positive signs concerning the country's economy are leading to an increase in immigration, with those seeking anatomical pathology jobs potentially among those making the journey to the UK. The publication noted...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19483972-appeal_of_uk_increasing_among.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19483972-appeal_of_uk_increasing_among.htmlFri, 27 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyA number of people with jobs as mortuary technicians in Bristol are benefiting from new facilities. According to reports in the Bristol Evening Post, the mortuary viewing rooms at Frenchay and Southmead used to be dingy but have undergone renovations. In total, £185,000 has been spent on creating the rooms, which are designed to allow the...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-19476748-mortuary_technicians_get_new.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-19476748-mortuary_technicians_get_new.htmlTue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical PathologyNHS pathology services are to be made more efficient and responsive following the publication of a two-year review into the sector, the government has announced. In news that may interest those seeking jobs as anatomical pathologists, the Independent Review of NHS Pathology Services by Lord Carter of Coles has suggested that IT connectivity in...http://www.mediplacements.com/article-18944715-government_to_improve.htmlhttp://www.mediplacements.com/article-18944715-government_to_improve.htmlTue, 23 Dec 2008 00:00:00 GMTAnatomical Pathology