Professor Gita Mishra was appointed Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) for distinguished service to medical research, particularly life course epidemiology and women's health, to leadership, and to tertiary education.
Health challenges experienced by women living in isolated parts of Far North Queensland have been brought into focus in an inaugural Indigenous-led event.
The types of play equipment found in Australian households is associated with the sex of the children living there, a University of Queensland study has found.
Gaps in Australian tobacco laws are allowing children to be targeted by retailers, with some using window toy displays, cartoons and movie characters on their shopfronts, University of Queensland researchers have found.
Mortality rates during heatwaves have been put in the spotlight with research from The University of Queensland showing a 20 per cent increase in heatwave-related deaths due to human-induced climate change.
University of Queensland researchers have discovered why only 34 per cent of mothers exclusively breastfeed to six months, despite the global push to increase rates to 50 per cent.
