Public and allied health

Queenslanders are being challenged to slash the state’s skin cancer numbers by a quarter over the next 3 decades with a new report showing we’ve dropped the ball on prevention of the deadly disease.

As a Paediatric Respiratory and Sleep Specialist with the Queensland Children’s Hospital, Dr Jasneek Chawla explores new treatments for children with neurodisabilities.

In an emergency, where do you turn to find out what’s going on and what you should do to stay safe? Associate Professor Stan Karanasios answers.

Migrant and refugee women are treated differently by domestic violence support services and policy makers, new research has found. Read why.

The most common treatment is probably throat lozenges – but do they really work any better than sucking on a hard lolly? Dr David King explains.

Since 1996, the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health has examined the health fortunes of four generations of Australian women.

This Reconciliation Week, Research News takes a look at one of the amazing health initiatives being undertaken in the most northern part of Queensland. Check out the incredible photos of life in the Torres Strait Islands, and the challenges faced by its residents every day.

Dr Lowry, a Postdoctoral Research Fellow with the Microbial Diagnostics and Characterisation Group, is currently researching the types of respiratory viruses that have circulated during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cancer is a leading cause of death in Australia’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Read how an Indigenous UQ professor aims to change this.

It’s one of the largest surveillance networks of First Nations health services globally. Read about this incredible UQ project.