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This is the second in a series of articles discussing a recently released comprehensive evaluation of the Queensland government’s 2016 policy reforms to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence and the implications for liquor regulation and the night-time economy in Queensland and Australia. A summary report is also available.

This is the first in a series of articles on a recently released comprehensive evaluation of the Queensland government’s 2016 policy reforms to tackle alcohol-fuelled violence and the implications for alcohol regulation and the night-time economy in Queensland and Australia.

A NSW Coronial Inquest investigating a series of drug-related deaths at Australian music festivals has heard evidence of festival goers taking multiple concurrent doses of MDMA to avoid police detection and not receiving adequate medical attention.

In Australia, an average baby boy born in 2016 could expect to live to 80, while a baby girl born at the same time could expect to live until closer to 85. A similar gap in life expectancy between men and women is seen around the world.

Instead of slowing down, New Zealanders appear to increase their pre-drinking after the age of 30, a University of Queensland study has found.

Experts are gathering in Brisbane this week to establish a road map for reducing melanoma deaths in Australia.

During the first round of hearings in the aged care royal commission, we heard many Australians would prefer to receive help at home than move into an aged care facility.

Two clinical trials for rare cancer treatments and a dialysis education program led by University of Queensland researchers have been awarded more than $7.6 million in grants.

Congratulations to Dr Cheneal Puljevic on receiving the 2019 UQ Early Career Researcher Grant.

Following a number of recent drug-related deaths at music festivals across Australia, pill testing has again become a hot topic across media outlets

A desire to improve the life and wellbeing of the disadvantaged is at the heart of UQ Centre for Health Services (CHSR) Research Fellow Kim-Huong Nguyen’s life.

To celebrate Research Week 2018, UQ is proud to share how UQ research is creating change, right across the world, every day.
Discover how our researchers are collaborating with research partners both in Australia and abroad to tackle substance abuse head-on.

Faculty of Medicine researcher Dr Sherry Wu and Centre for Health Services Research Director  Professor Len Gray have been recognised for their outstanding contributions to their fields at The University of Queensland Research Week awards.

Following a ban on tobacco smoking in prisons, some Australian prisoners are creating substitute cigarettes from crushed nicotine lozenges mixed with tea leaves. More than half of the participants we sampled in our recent study have used this product, known as “teabacco”.

Women who spend more time sitting down as they age are at higher risk of becoming frail, a University of Queensland study has found.

Outdated legal and policy frameworks are preventing health professionals and patients from using digital treatment options such as mobile phone apps.

What is the economic impact of teledermoscopy as a viable method of skin cancer triage?