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Professor James Ward has been appointed as Director of the UQ Poche Centre for Indigenous Health and Professor of Public Health in UQ’s School of Public Health.

This project was undertaken to document Aboriginal women’s experiences of remote living, and their views on how housing and crowding affects the health of their families.
It details, in the residents’ own words, their positive stories and remaining challenges.

The Master of Public Health (Health Promotion) has recently achieved full accreditation by the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE).

Some forms of domestic violence double victims’ risk of depression and anxiety disorders later in life, according to University of Queensland research.

Rolling images and stories of bushfire devastation can take a toll.

An Australian-first study into mental disorders has commenced at The University of Queensland.

Researchers from The University of Queensland (UQ) Medical School are among the most influential in the world with six academics named on the 2019 Highly Cited list.

More than 2,000 people in the United States have developed serious lung damage in a poisoning outbreak associated with the use of vaping devices this year. At least 39 people have died from the condition.

Maintaining normal weight and quitting smoking before the age of 40 may significantly prevent symptoms such as hot flushes and night sweats in menopausal women, known as vasomotor symptoms (VMS).

The cost of mental illness and suicide in Australia is close to $180 billion per year according to a Productivity Commission report, and treatment and services are not meeting community expectations.

People with mental disorders have a life expectancy up to a decade shorter than the general population, University of Queensland researchers discovered in a joint international study.

All women know to expect the time in life when their periods finish and they reach menopause. Many might even look forward to it. What many women don’t know, however, is they will also experience symptoms in the time leading up to menopause. This is known as perimenopause.

Women who reach menopause before the age of 50 have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to researchers from The University of Queensland.

The Australian Medical Association (AMA) recently declared climate change a health emergency, reflecting similar positions taken by a growing list of peak medical bodies around the world.

Parents will be pleased to know that more is not always better when it comes to play equipment for their children.

A new figure has been put on the number of women in Australia living with endometriosis.

Experts are urging parents to brush up on national guidelines following a rapid rise in screen time on electronic devices for children under two.

Crunching the real numbers behind the ageing disease of dementia will lay the foundation for Australia’s future treatment approaches.