Most parents would like more information about how to talk to their teenager about Schoolies, according to preliminary results of a University of Queensland survey.
10 November 2010Cortisone injections which offer short term relief for painful tendon problems, such as tennis elbow, can actually prolong the condition, a University of Queensland study has shown.
26 October 2010A new multi-million dollar University of Queensland research project aims to improve the quality of care for patients moving between hospitals and community-based care.
22 October 2010Promotional tactics by pharmaceutical companies can influence some doctors and may harm their prescribing according to an international team of researchers led by The University of Queensland.
16 October 2010Placing speed cameras on roads reduces the number of road traffic injuries and deaths, according to a new study by University of Queensland and QIMR researchers.
4 October 2010Starting this afternoon, Brisbane local Louise Bellchambers will campout in the Queen Street Mall for 100 hours inside a 3x3 metre transparent cube to raise awareness about mental health issues.
4 October 2010Overweight Australian adolescents aged 14 to 17 years are needed for a University of Queensland and Wesley Research Institute study that aims to achieve more accurate body measurement for this group.
17 September 2010A practical and inspirational diary for people with Parkinson’s Disease will not only support patients and their carers, it will help University of Queensland researchers search for a cure.
10 September 2010Patient care in Australia will fall below the standards in leading developed nations if hospitals and universities do not join forces, according to Executive Dean of The University of Queensland’s Faculty of Health Sciences, Professor Nicholas Fisk.
2 September 2010With the introduction of the Government’s Medicare Locals scheme, the future role of Divisions of General Practice is unclear, according to an article published in the Medical Journal of Australia.
28 July 2010The Australian Government has awarded two large clinical training grants to two teaching hospitals in the UQ School of Medicine’s Northside Clinical School - Caboolture Hospital ($9.5M) and Holy Spirit Northside Private Hospital ($4.8M).
9 July 2010Physiotherapists from The University of Queensland, in conjunction with the Motor Accident Insurance Commission, are reviewing the publication 'Whiplash Injury Recovery: A Self-Management Guide' in preparation for producing the 2nd edition of the...
29 April 2010The third World Malaria Day at the weekend has been marked with the launch of the Asia Pacific Malaria Elimination Network (APMEN) Fellowship Program.
27 April 2010A new nation-wide study will test whether physical activity can improve the memory and wellbeing of sufferers of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).
20 April 2010A new pedagogical tool is making cumbersome, difficult to use microscopes all but redundant for histology students.
7 April 2010A UQ study will employ a unique mobile phone application to improve the “communicative fitness” and lifestyle of brain-injured patients.
9 February 2010The Minister for Health and Ageing, the Hon Nicola Roxon MP has released a new report from the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women’s Health focusing on women’s reproductive health.
27 January 2010A University of Queensland study has found that females who experience early puberty have increased levels of aggression.
8 January 2010A University of Queensland study has found that women who live with a partner gain more weight than those without a partner or child.
8 January 2010