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Landmark study links post-natal depression and low income

Published on: 11 October 2021

ARTICLE | Professor Brenda Gannon conducted a longitudinal study of Queensland families and found women on lower incomes are more likely to suffer with pre and post-natal depression.
Avoiding hospitalisations in kidney disease with early care

Published on: 8 September 2021

JOURNAL ARTICLE | Researchers Dr Marcin Sowa and Professor Luke Connelly, in collaboration with colleagues from the Faculty of Medicine, have identified a new opportunity for keeping Australians out of the hospital.
Most families eligible for child dental rebate refuse to take bite

Published on: 10 June 2021

ARTICLE | Almost 70 per cent of low-income families are not claiming up to $1000 in child dental benefits they are eligible for.
Indigenous-led research tackles health responses to COVID-19

Published on: 2 June 2021

ARTICLE | Using systems thinking to better understand risks and protective factors at play for urban Indigenous peoples during COVID-19
The non-medical surgical assistant and inequity in the Australian healthcare system

Published on: 12 May 2021

JOURNAL ARTICLE | A discussion paper that explores sources of inequity in the Australian healthcare system and their impact on the non-medical surgical assistant has been published in the Australian Journal of Advanced Nursing.
Mental health telehealth services on the rise during COVID-19

Published on: 24 February 2021

JOURNAL ARTICLE | New research from Dr Danusha Jayawardana and Professor Brenda Gannon has highlighted an increase in the use of telehealth mental health services during the COVID-19 pandemic.