Mentally ill Australians are dying an average of 16 years earlier than the general population, and the gap is growing.
24 May 2013Invasive procedures for removing non-melanoma skin cancers such as freezing or surgery may soon be a thing of the past.
24 May 2013
As football fans gear up for the AFL's Indigenous Round, this year marks the 20th anniversary of one footballer's courageous stance in the face of racial abuse.
23 May 2013An Australian-first aphasia program conducted by The University of Queensland is changing lives for people who experience language difficulties after stroke or neurological injury.
22 May 2013Middle-aged women who have depression are almost twice as likely to have a stroke as women the same age who are not depressed, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
17 May 2013Cancer, mental disorders and neurological diseases could soon be detected earlier with cutting edge equipment available at the new $22 million Herston Imaging Research Facility (HIRF).
15 May 2013
University of Queensland medical students and junior doctors are performing a play adaptation of esteemed Brisbane novelist Nick Earls’ World of Chickens’ for charity.
14 May 2013
Researchers from The University of Queensland and The University of Newcastle are conducting a national survey to combat unintended pregnancy, which accounts for half of all pregnancies in Australia.
13 May 2013Queensland researchers are turning iPhones into personal skin scanners so patients can detect suspicious spots.
13 May 2013The University of Queensland is seeking participants for clinical trials that will investigate the effects broccoli sprout powder has on type 2 diabetic patients.
10 May 2013
A University of Queensland initiative has taken medical students to Cambodia to witness life-changing reconstruction surgery on children and young adults.
10 May 2013The Faculty of Health Sciences at UQ has established three pivotal clinical leadership roles to lead clinical education, research and academic activities within partner teaching hospitals.
3 May 2013
By strengthening university links with hospital partners, we can better prepare for the future of healthcare, says the new Associate Dean (Clinical) of The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Health Sciences.
3 May 2013Australians are living longer but a range of ailments threatens progress made in recent years, according to Australia-specific findings from the landmark Global Burden of Diseases, Injuries, and Risk Factors 2010 Study (GBD 2010).
1 May 2013Researchers at the Queensland Institute of Medical Research, The University of Queensland and Hunan Institute of Parasitic Diseases have reported huge success with a cartoon DVD promoting hygiene across rural China.
26 April 2013World-leading health experts will converge for the Diamantina Health Partners 'Meeting of Minds' in Brisbane next Wednesday to discuss the latest in health care for Queenslanders.
24 April 2013
Over recent operations, Australian Army soldiers have carried the heaviest loads borne by soldiers in the past 3000 years.
23 April 2013Malaria experts from the University of Queensland have warned that more must be done if the disease is to be eliminated from the Asia Pacific region.
22 April 2013New UQ research reveals menopausal women who gain weight, smoke and consume alcohol at risky levels face an increased risk of experiencing night sweats and hot flushes.
16 April 2013The University of Queensland Medical Society (UQMS) will stop to remember its medical colleagues and compatriots who sacrificed their lives to defend Australia.
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