Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is the study, diagnosis, and treatment of disease in patients. It combines the clinical practice of medicine with laboratory science to diagnose, inform, and treat a variety of diseases. Pathology and Laboratory Medicine is essential for the accurate and timely diagnosis of disease, for understanding how a person may respond to certain treatments, and for discovering new methods for managing and preventing illnesses. It is used in virtually every aspect of health care, from prenatal screening to examining tissue from biopsies to determine the cause of a disease. By providing accurate and effective disease diagnosis, pathology and laboratory medicine helps to improve patient health and outcomes.