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UQ Researcher Professor Gita Mishra from the School of Public Health has been named as one of the women who will define 2024 by online publication Women’s Agenda.

Painful periods are common. More than half of people who menstruate have some pain for up to three days a month, typically throbbing or cramping in the lower abdomen.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have launched the world’s biggest drug survey, to gain insight into drug use around the globe.

Amid the rising cost of living, Australians are eating more ultra-processed foods than ever before. Emeritus Professor Amanda Lee looks at why and how we can turn it around.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have found that women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) respond well to fertility treatments and have the same birth rate as women without the condition.

Australian women with endometriosis can experience symptoms including severe period pain, depression and back pain for around a decade before being diagnosed, a University of Queensland study has revealed.

When armed conflict breaks out, we first focus on the people affected. But the suffering from war doesn’t stop when the fighting does. War trashes the environment. Artillery strikes, rockets and landmines release pollutants, wipe out forests and can make farmland unusable.

Coffee is one of the most popular drinks in the world, and its high levels of caffeine are among the main reasons why. It’s a natural stimulant that provides an energy buzz, and we just can’t get enough.

The University of Queensland has secured almost $1 million from the Targeted Translation Research Accelerator (TTRA) to pilot a health care model developed in consultation with First Nations peoples living with type 2 diabetes.

A University of Queensland researcher has highlighted the need to attract Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to the cancer care workforce for holistic models of care to successfully improve cancer outcomes for First Nations people across the cancer continuum.

Researchers from The University of Queensland, in collaboration with the Telethon Kids Institute and Curtin University in Perth, and Menzies School of Health Research in the Northern Territory, have found that vaccinating pregnant mothers against whooping cough – otherwise known as pertussis – in their second or third trimester significantly reduced babies’ risk of infection.

A beauty trend gaining popularity on TikTok, dubbed the “carrot tan”, claims eating three carrots a day will give you a natural tan. But can this really give you a natural glow? And is it healthy?

UQ research has found general practitioners are proactively providing preventative health checks to women in mid-life who need it most, possibly due to sufficient Medicare rebates.

University of Queensland research has found ethnicity plays a significant role in determining a woman’s risk of developing type 2 diabetes after early menopause.

Researchers from The University of Queensland have found women can retain the benefits of exercise during their 20s, going on to have better heart health later in life.

Australia’s biggest master-planned community could soon become one of our healthiest.

Everything we consume contains energy our bodies use to move, grow and maintain health. To work out how much energy is in different foods and drinks, we need to first look at a few core concepts.

When Sophie was pregnant with her first baby, she had an oral glucose tolerance blood test. A few days later, the hospital phoned telling her she had gestational diabetes.

August 2023 is Tradies National Health Month. In support of this, Adjunct Associate Professor Carla Meurk, from the UQ School of Public Health, explores mental health in the construction industry.

It’s World Population Day! To mark the occasion, Professor Elizabeth Eakin, Head of UQ’s School of Public School, answers some timely questions about population health and the health of Australians.