When melanoma is suspected, something known as an excision biopsy is performed. This is the surgical removal of the cancerous area, along with a margin of surrounding tissue.

HIV cases identified from January to September last year have been linked to needle sharing while 54 percent of the 1,093 new ...

A patient who underwent a minor procedure at Noarlunga Hospital this week is living in fear after it was discovered clinicians used a dirty needle to anaesthetise him, he says.

To compensate for tissue displacement when the needle is fired, the novel biopsy gun is designed to cause the needle to recoil twice when it reaches the end of its travel. A second feature delays ...