Queensland researchers are turning iPhones into personal skin scanners so patients can detect suspicious spots.

13 May 2013

The 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
Bao, before and after cleft lip surgery at an Operation Smile medical mission.

A University of Queensland initiative has taken medical students to Cambodia to witness life-changing reconstruction surgery on children and young adults.

10 May 2013

The 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
Professor Gerald Holtmann is the new Associate Dean (Clinical) of UQ's Faculty of Health Sciences.

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 2013

Australians 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 2013
Mentoring and Reconstruction Task Force 2 soldiers cross one of many rivers whilst on patrol through Sorkh Lez in the Mirabad Valley, Southern Afghanistan. Photo by Corporal Rachel Ingram

Over recent operations, Australian Army soldiers have carried the heaviest loads borne by soldiers in the past 3000 years.

23 April 2013

Malaria 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 2013

New 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 2013

The University of Queensland School of Nursing and Midwifery has signed a major two-year education partnership with leading healthcare organisation Bupa Care Services.

10 April 2013
Attending the Match Day celebration are, from left,  Deputy Head of School Dr Richard Deichmann and  Head of School Dr William Pinsky with  graduates Dr Steven Sushinsky, Dr Emily Sineway, and Dr Katherine Weyer, and Deputy Head of School Dr Leonardo Seoane.

The University of Queensland’s Ochsner medical program has reached a major milestone with its first graduates all placed in United States clinical residency positions.

9 April 2013

A unique Rural Birth Summit with the aim of bringing birth services back to the bush will be held in Rockhampton today (Thursday 14 March).

13 March 2013

Athletes often plunge into cold water to assist recovery after exercise, but there is little research available to explain how the technique works.

7 March 2013

People with Parkinson’s disease who receive Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) therapy in the early stages of the condition will benefit from a significant increase in quality of life, a revolutionary study from The New England Journal of Medicine has...

13 February 2013

Papilloma virus infections and superbug tuberculosis strains will come under renewed attack, after the federal government today agreed to support two University of Queensland research projects.

18 December 2012
UQ Health Sciences Executive Dean Professor Nicholas Fisk, Professor Christopher Chen, UQ Dean of Medicine and Head of School, Professor David Wilkinson and Vice-Chancellor Professor Peter Høj.

A $10.5 million gift from an internationally renowned clinician and research leader will advance The University of Queensland’s global contributions to reproductive medicine.

14 December 2012

Increased lifespan brings with it more chronic disease and reduced quality of life, according to a landmark global health study.

12 December 2012

The University of Queensland's Centre for Clinical Research has received $2 million in funding from the Australian Cancer Research Foundation (ACRF) for state-of-the-art imaging equipment that will improve the diagnosis and treatment of cancer in...

3 December 2012

The University of Queensland School of Medicine Ipswich Campus is hosting the Ipswich Prostate Cancer Support Group Awareness Evening tonight.

28 November 2012
Professor Nick Shaw (HoS, Pharmacy), Christine Bundesent (Director, ICTE-UQ), Marg Cannell, Jacqueline Bond, Michele Feinberg, Alex Rossi, Leigh McKauge, Professor Mick McManus (DVC-A), Lynne Emmerton.

The University of Queensland has been recognised for the calibre of its pharmacy training, receiving an Award for Programs that Enhance Learning at the 2012 Australian Awards for University Teaching in Canberra yesterday.

20 November 2012