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- UQ News – NEW Young Deadly Free VideosUQ News – NEW Young Deadly Free Videos The University of Queensland (UQ) Poche Centre for Indigenous Health Young Deadly Free team of researchers have worked with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people to make a series of nine videos to address stigma and misinformation about sexually transmissible infections (STIs). The UQ Poche Centre… Read more: UQ News – NEW Young Deadly Free Videos
- NEW Young Deadly Free Video Suite ReleaseNEW Young Deadly Free Video Suite Release We’re thrilled to announce the launch of our latest suite of Young Deadly Free videos! Young Deadly Free is an ongoing project aiming to improve education and health literacy regarding sexual health and healthy relationships for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people nationally. Over the last year… Read more: NEW Young Deadly Free Video Suite Release
- NEW Queensland Syphilis Action Plan 2023-2028NEW Queensland Syphilis Action Plan 2023-2028 In response to the syphilis notifications in Queensland increasing 7-fold from 2001 to 2022, on February 14, 2024, the Hon Shannon Fentiman, Minister for Health, Mental Health, and Ambulance Services, as well as Minister for Women, unveiled the Queensland Syphilis Action Plan 2023–2028. This five-year initiative by the government… Read more: NEW Queensland Syphilis Action Plan 2023-2028
- World AIDS Day: How science has turned HIV into a treatable, preventable conditionSource: ABC News, Jeremy Fernandez, 1 December 2021 In just half a lifetime, modern science has turned HIV, one of the most fearsome diseases in human history, into a treatable, preventable condition. It’s a medical marvel that HIV-positive Ruan Uys is reminded of every day. “I wouldn’t be here popping just one pill a day… Read more: World AIDS Day: How science has turned HIV into a treatable, preventable condition
- Don’t fool around with syphilisSource: The Australian Government Department of Health, 29 July 2021 We have launched a campaign on infectious and congenital syphilis. Syphilis is a serious sexually transmissible infection (STI) that causes both immediate and long-term health issues. Syphilis is treatable with antibiotics, but not everyone with syphilis has symptoms. This means that people often don’t realise they have… Read more: Don’t fool around with syphilis