Wastewater tests reveal Australia's use of the opioid oxycodone has almost halved.
@UQHealth researcher Dr Rory Verhagen says the big drop coincides with packaging and prescription changes.
Read more : https://t.co/kiNju4IKjA
This week, the ARC held an induction for 2024 Industry Fellowship recipients. In attendance were current Fellows Prof Jennifer Smith-Merry (@Sydney_Uni), Prof Guoxiu Wang (@UTSEngage), and Prof Justin Gooding (@UNSW) who shared tips on completing a successful research fellowship.
Congratulations to Dr @HemaPreya and Dr Qiuda Zheng who are among 16 #UQ researchers awarded more than $7.2 million through the @arc_gov_au DECRA program to boost national research and innovation capacity.
➡️ https://t.co/6UQAOfJU1K
#Health @UQPsych #QAEHS
New list of priority diseases of epidemic / pandemic concern. A more systematic approach, as is common in virology labs working on EID diagnostics fi https://t.co/RSZ7jP1z3g
⭐ We’re thrilled UQ has climbed the QS World University Rankings 2025 to be ranked 40 in the world.
This means we’re in the top 3% of 1,500 universities ranked, recognising the impact of our research, teaching and innovation 🏆 ➡️ https://t.co/tKtDAUMiB3
@TopUnis#QSWUR
Today's report from the AIHW explores the leading causes of ill health and premature death for males and females at different stages of their lives. ♂️♀️
See more about the health of Australia's males https://t.co/DJsDy498b8 and Australia's females https://t.co/sDr0Qm3ZmK
First time ever post on Twitter but I hope this paper would make a great start. Smoking is much worse than air pollution #UQHealth#WelshBoffin https://t.co/ZCT0ByeMp7
Wastewater monitoring has been used to identify SARS-CoV-2 outbreaks and track new variants. A Comment article in @NatureMedicine argues that this system should be expanded to monitor other pathogens and boost public health preparedness. https://t.co/eyCyeeThJs
The cornea gets its oxygen supply through tears and the aqueous humour (in the back of the eye). 🥲
It's also the fastest healing tissue in the body — most corneal abrasions will heal within 24-36 hours. 👁️
#FridayFact