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University of Queensland researcher Dr Cheneal Puljevic has been awarded the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and Other Drugs (APSAD)’s Early Career Award for 2020.

Genetics rather than environmental factors are linked to a higher risk of heart and metabolic disease in later life for lower birthweight babies, according to a new study.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, many have felt anxious about going to the GP and other health facilities, believing these places have had a greater risk of transmission.

Dr Lachlan Rash has been awarded a MS Research Australia Incubator Grant of $25,000 for one year to continue his research into Multiple Sclerosis (MS) drug development.

Australia’s largest and longest running women’s health survey has secured $8.5m in funding.

Faculty of Medicine Dr Emma Thomas from the Centre for Online Health (COH), Centre for Health Services Research (CHSR) has been awarded a prestigious two year post-doctoral fellowship from The Heart Foundation.

Delivering healthcare services online can cut costs for patients, but not necessarily for providers, according to a new study.

UQDI researcher Associate Professor Antje Blumenthal has been recognised with a 2020 Georgina Sweet Award for Women in Quantitative Biomedical Science.

The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in rapid changes to the way Australians access health care. We’re now using telehealth more than ever.

Diabetes-related vision loss is the leading cause of blindness for working-aged Australians. Yet it’s almost entirely preventable.

In the largest study of its kind to date, UQ researchers have identified 48 genetic variants that influence if a person is left-handed, right-handed or ambidextrous.

People with pale coloured melanomas are more likely to have a gene mutation associated with albinism, University of Queensland research has found.

The estimated 140,000 diagnostic errors made in Australia every year could be prevented by implementing key strategies, according to a perspective paper by a University of Queensland researcher.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who use the drug “ice” are being urged to trial a new web-app as part of a public health project designed to stop methamphetamine consumption.

Children who experience neglect are seven times more likely than other abuse victims to have a teen pregnancy say University of Queensland researchers.

More than one quarter of asthma patients have been prescribed potentially dangerous amounts of steroid tablets, with researchers warning this puts them at greater risk of serious side-effects.

Everyone has had the unpleasant experience of a rash on the skin – pink, red or purple, flat or bumpy, itchy, scaly, pus-filled, or just plain unsightly. This variety isn’t surprising, because the skin is a complicated organ.

University of Queensland Medicine researchers Associate Professor Sumaira Hasnain and Dr Fernando Fonseca Guimaraes have been recognised with 2020 Young Tall Poppy Science Awards for their work tackling diseases burdening Australia’s healthcare system.

An innovative technique to improve cancer treatments using tumour biopsies less than 30 minutes after they’re taken has been developed at The University of Queensland.

Melatonin could improve brain functions related to sleep quality in children recovering from concussion, according to a University of Queensland study.