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The Most Important AI Skill? Knowing When It's Wrong

July 17, 2026

Why critical thinking, not competition with machines, will define pathology's future

4 min read

Oncology

Liquid biopsy

Liquid Biopsy Detects Early Colorectal Cancer

Ultrasensitive liquid biopsy detects KRAS mutations in blood and urine with high agreement to tissue findings

Screening & monitoring

Tracking Ebola's Next Move

As cases continue to rise in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda, David Schwartz discusses diagnostics, surveillance, and outbreak preparedness

Neurology

Point of care testing

What Tears Tell Us About Neurological Health

An experimental graphene-based device could support future noninvasive neurological biomarker testing from tear samples

Oncology

Career Pathways

Peer-to-Peer: Ivan Damjanov in Conversation with Irene Esposito

The ESP President-Elect on tumor biology, precision diagnostics, and the future of pathology

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Discover the voices driving change and progress in pathology and laboratory medicine. From legacy figures to today’s leading professionals, explore stories, interviews, and community highlights that inspire and inform.

A celebration of the inspirational figures behind innovation and achievement in pathology and laboratory medicine

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Rajendra Singh

Director of Dermatopathology and Digital Pathology, Summit Health, New Jersey, USA; Co-founder of PathPresenter

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Cullen Lilley

Pathology Resident (PGY3), Chief Resident (ombuds), University of California Los Angeles, David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA Health Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, California, USA

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Peer-to-Peer: Ivan Damjanov in Conversation with Sanjay A. Pai

Reflections on medicine, mentorship, and medical education in India

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Professional Development

Inside Pathology’s New Audio Drama

Apr 14, 2026

By Jessica Allerton

Case Encounters reimagines real diagnostic cases as podcast stories to highlight how pathologists solve clinical mysteries

6 min read

Pathologists' Assistants Profession

A Pathologists' Assistant Crisis in Portugal

4 min read

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Decentralized Liquid Biopsy Testing for Comprehensive Genomic Profiling

9 min read

Oncology Biochemistry & molecular biology

The DNA Playing by Its Own Rules

6 min read

Histology Microscopy & imaging

Prussian Blue: an Artistic and Diagnostic Odyssey

5 min read

The latest events and developments shaping the field.

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State of the Nation: Interrogating the Benefits and Obstacles to Digitization and AI Adoption

12/9/2024

Advancing biomarker detection in lymphoid malignancies: Insights from leading scientists

11/6/2025

Watch our illuminating on-demand webinar titled "Advancing biomarker detection in lymphoid malignancies: Insights from leading scientists," featuring two of the foremost authorities in haemato-oncology.

Evaluation of the Oncomine™️ Comprehensive Assay Plus for genomic profiling including HRD assessment

12/10/2024

Evaluation of the Oncomine Comprehensive Assay Plus for comprehensive genomic profiling including homologous recombination deficiency assessment.

State of the Nation: Interrogating the Benefits and Obstacles to Digitization and AI Adoption

12/9/2024

Join expert panelists as we dive into results of a recent Owkin survey aimed at taking the temperature of pathologists and oncologists on the state of the field of pathology in the US, UK and France.

USCAP 114th Annual Meeting

3/22/2025 - 3/27/2025

Boston, Massachusetts

Strengthen your PD-L1 expertise

10/6/2026

The Precision Pathology Insights webinar series provides expert guidance and essential approaches to help enhance your confidence in Combined Positive Score (CPS) evaluation and strengthen your PD-L1 proficiency.

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Oncology Precision medicine

Turning Routine Slides Into Molecular Maps

Jul 13, 2026

By Helen Bristow

Could a standard pathology slide contain enough information to predict gene expression, methylation patterns, and even aspects of spatial biology?

5 min read

Turning Routine Slides Into Molecular Maps

Oncology Precision medicine

Gene Test May Refine Chemo Choices

Jul 13, 2026

Real-world study suggests genomic testing could help laboratories support more personalized chemotherapy decisions in early breast cancer

2 min read

Microbiology & Immunology Infectious Disease

Protecting Newborns from Congenital Syphilis

Jul 10, 2026

We need to remove the STI stigma and make better use of early diagnostics to eradicate this preventable disease, says Lily Li

4 min read

Protecting Newborns from Congenital Syphilis

Microbiology & Immunology Infectious Disease

Lyme Antibodies May Improve Test Timing

Jul 10, 2026

Study identifies immune markers that could support earlier diagnosis and help distinguish patients with persistent symptoms

2 min read

Biochemistry & molecular biology

A New Marker of Multiple Sclerosis Progression?

Jul 09, 2026

Study links foamy microglia to chronic active lesions and identifies potential biomarkers of disease progression

2 min read

A New Marker of Multiple Sclerosis Progression

Infectious Disease

Who Gets Access to Diagnostics?

Jul 09, 2026

By Jessica Allerton

Designing low-cost pathogen detection tools for healthcare systems with limited resources

3 min read

Laboratory management

The Journey of a Sample

Jul 08, 2026

By Helen Bristow

Rethinking sustainability in the complex world of clinical trials

6 min read

Endocrinology Point of care testing

AI Model Predicts Inpatient Hypoglycemia

Jul 08, 2026

Real-time tool could help hospitals identify patients at risk before dangerous blood glucose events occur

2 min read

AI Model Predicts Inpatient Hypoglycemia

Point of care testing

From Variants to Voices: Rethinking Success in Genomic Medicine

Jul 07, 2026

By Dina Abdelhakam

"We found the variant, but now what?" asks Dina Abdelhakam

4 min read

From Variants to Voices Rethinking Success in Genomic Medicine

Oncology Regulation & standards

Breast Cancer Protocols Move Forward

Jul 07, 2026

WHO-aligned updates affect synoptic reporting, grading, and tumor characterization

2 min read

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