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Cairns and Townsville residents who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a research study.

30 May 2025
a person lied on a bed with their feet in a round machine and another person stands nearby

Queenslanders who want to give up smoking can access free nicotine replacement therapies and potentially life-saving lung cancer screening by participating in a new study.

1 November 2024

University of Queensland researchers have secured almost $31 million from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) to tackle health and medical challenges in Australia and around the world.

21 March 2023
Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt touring UQ's IMB lab

Research into global health issues has been boosted after UQ received more than $29.7 million in funding from the NHMRC and Medical Research Future Fund.

29 August 2019

A University of Queensland researcher is among a coalition of respiratory doctors and scientists warning of the dangers electronic cigarettes pose to children and adolescents.

1 June 2018

A UQ study is seeking at-risk volunteers to help aid early detection and treatment of lung cancer.

23 August 2010

The drug-induced death of Elvis Presley 20 years ago made the industry surrounding the singing superstar even more lucrative than if he had lived to a ripe old age, according to visiting Australian author and academic David Marshall.

11 August 1997

Celebrities provide a way for people to talk publicly about very personal issues, according to a University of Queensland academic.

12 May 1997