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Australia’s two most populous states have now conceded they are unlikely to return to COVID-zero.

Queenslanders could have skin cancer diagnosed earlier using world-first 3D scanning technology with the launch of the Australian Cancer Research Foundation Australian Centre of Excellence in Melanoma Imaging and Diagnosis.

A University of Queensland researcher behind the world's first suicide intervention training program for Indigenous Australians, Associate Professor Maree Toombs, has been recognised with a LiFE Impact Award.

Stigma and discrimination linked to a positive COVID-19 diagnosis are the subjects of research being conducted by a multidisciplinary University of Queensland team.

Many Australians are looking forward to the time when 70% of over-16s are fully vaccinated, and the freedoms this will bring.

University of Queensland researchers have identified six ingredients of success that may lower healthcare costs and improve medical care using Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM).

Most Australians diagnosed with COVID-19 recover at home, rather than in a quarantine facility or hospital. About 10% have required hospital treatment. However, a handful have had worsening symptoms, did not receive emergency care and died at home.

This week the World Health Organization named a new “variant of interest” of the coronavirus, called the Mu variant. It was first found in Colombia in January 2021, and has been found in about 39 countries so far.

Last week the New South Wales government announced schools are scheduled to re-open in October. While face-to-face learning undoubtedly has benefits for both children and parents, the announcement left unanswered a series of important questions about how this can be done safely.

Scientists in South Africa have discovered a new viral variant of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

University of Queensland Diamantina Institute Professor Di Yu has been recognised for his outstanding discoveries in autoimmune and infectious diseases with a Jian Zhou Medal.

A little more than twenty years ago, eliminating cervical cancer would have seemed an impossible dream, but now the achievable goal of halting the disease worldwide is the focus of a feature documentary film.

Selenium supplementation may boost vaccine efficacy

Improving the impact of high dementia rates on Indigenous Australians and communities is the focus of a University of Queensland-led telehealth project with a global track record of success.

Mater Research and The University of Queensland research has found giving very premature babies the chance to taste and smell milk during tube feeding may help with brain growth.

Torres Strait Islander peoples intend to live on their traditional country long-term. Living on the northernmost islands of Queensland allows these “saltwater people” to maintain their cultural responsibilities, identity and kinship connections.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have been repeatedly harmed by policies and decisions that drive systematic dispossession, disempowerment, overincarceration and poverty.

A potential improved treatment for two of the leading causes of blindness – age and diabetes-related eye problems – has been demonstrated in research involving a University of Queensland expert.

University of Queensland researchers are refuting claims that COVID-19 can enter a person’s DNA.

A UQ and Mater Research study has shown the number of expectant mothers admitted to hospital for a planned early birth dramatically halved during the early stages of the first COVID-lockdown in 2020.