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Doctor Kevin Koo, from the UQ Centre for Clinical Research, has been recognised in the 2023 Queensland Young Tall Poppy Science Awards, along with nine other academics, for outstanding early career research.

PhD candidate Jade Kubler is the winner of the Faculty of Medicine’s Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Competition final after a flawless presentation about the influence of exercise during pregnancy.

UQ alumnus, Cardiologist Dr Rolf Gomes is the founder of the mobile medical service, Heart of Australia.

A major clinical trial has found a simple change to world practice for kidney transplants could deliver real benefits for recipients and reduce their need for dialysis by 25 per cent.

University of Queensland Frazer Institute research fellow Dr Arutha Kulasinghe has been awarded Cure Cancer’s prestigious Researcher of the Year title.

National NAIDOC Week celebrations are held across Australia in the first week of July to celebrate and recognise: “the history, culture and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.”

A University of Queensland study has identified an increase in more accurate antibiotic dosing and monitoring by hospitals globally, raising the chances of successful treatments for critically ill patients.

Doctors are ordering unnecessary, costly and invasive blood tests for children to detect Vitamin D deficiency when it would be better to give them supplements as needed, according to a study by The University of Queensland and Macquarie University.

University of Queensland researchers are calling on parents of children with neurodisability (ND) to participate in a sleep survey to improve understanding of treatments for neural conditions.

Many women who want to have children and are getting older worry about their fertility. The “egg timer” blood test is marketed as an empowering way to give women insights to help them plan when to have children.

Two Faculty of Medicine academics are among an extensive list of University of Queensland representatives who have been named on the King’s Birthday Honours List this year.

Our noses perform important functions every day of our lives, but we often only notice when disease changes how they work.

Enhanced genetic identification of Neisseria gonorrhoea (NG) strains and associated anti-microbial resistance would help monitor and manage increasing rates of the sexually transmitted disease, a University of Queensland and Queensland Health study has found.

Portable ultrasound devices could provide an alternative to x-ray machines for diagnosing forearm fractures in children in a move that could alleviate waiting times for families in hospital emergency departments (ED).

University of Queensland Professor H. Peter Soyer has been awarded the 2023 Silver Medal by the Australasian College of Dermatologists (ACD) – its highest award.

So you’ve been approved for a home care package. Congratulations! This government-funded program can provide you with much-needed assistance to stay independent and live safely in your own home.

University of Queensland researchers have established Australia’s first Familial Melanoma Clinic at the Princess Alexandra Hospital to improve health outcomes for families with a history of melanoma.

A University of Queensland study has found a child’s repeated exposure to Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) puts them at higher risk of behavioural problems.

A promising treatment for inflammatory bowel disease and a pre-clinical drug candidate for a devastating neurological condition are among four University of Queensland (UQ) research projects to receive support from Australia’s national biotech incubator - CUREator.