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Unregulated synthetic peptides have surged in popularity thanks to social media and wellness culture

Why ‘Big Pharma’ isn’t cashing in on the peptide craze

Interest in illegal peptides is surging. But some of the world’s biggest pharmaceutical companies aren’t interested in making them legitimately.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman

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Google is allowing large volumes of ads for peptides on its search results, contrary to Australian rules.

Searches up 900%: Google faces influx of illegal peptide ads

The tech giant is allowing promotion of untested drugs that can cause inflammation, allergic reactions, blurred vision, muscle injuries and insomnia.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
Peptides’ biggest backers spruik more youthful skin, better workouts, greater sexual performance.

They promise glowing skin, a ripped body and better sex. Peptides are having a moment – but are they safe?

The hype around a new class of injectable drugs is in overdrive, but they have yet to be properly tested.

  • Kishor Napier-Raman
There’s no reason why we shouldn’t continue to feel comfortable in our own skin.

My husband had a chance encounter in a Vietnam hotel. Some people have an ease with their bodies

The only person I’ve experienced in real life who had similar unselfconscious ease was Socceroo hottie Lucas Neill.

  • Kate Halfpenny
Rachel Ward (left) and Rebecca Gibney.

‘Bad news and perfect faces’: Rebecca Gibney calls out youth-obsessed social media

Australian celebrities are coming face to face with social media following the online vitriol Rachel Ward received for presenting an authentic and unapologetic approach to ageing.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Facial dysmorphia describes the unsettling feeling that what you see in photos doesn’t match the image you have of yourself in your head.

Stacey spent eight hours a day looking in the mirror. Now her condition is trending on TikTok

Facial dysmorphia describes the unsettling feeling that what you see in photos doesn’t match the image you have of yourself in your head.

  • Courtney Thompson
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Writer Emily Lighezzolo figured if she was going to write a book about life drawing, she had to experience being on both sides of the easel.

I got naked in front of a room full of strangers. This is what I learnt about myself

After my first life-drawing class, I felt transformed. Then I decided to become a model myself.

  • Emily Lighezzolo
Jessica Seitz, mother of three.

‘Tidal wave of pressure’: Has the Ozempic boom made it harder for new mums?

Once considered a relic of a bygone era, “bounce back” culture has reared its head again as new mothers face distorted ideals and unrealistic expectations.

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Johanna offers the kind of encouragement that bypasses the part of my brain dedicated to rejecting inspo-speak.

Haunted by the words of an Italian doctor, I’ve tricked myself into doing the thing I vowed to never do

A note to GPs – there is never any need to tell women like me to “eat better”.

  • Bunny Banyai
A cosmetic doctor has apologised after picking apart Troye Sivan’s appearance based on footage taken at the NGV Gala’s red carpet in Melbourne in December.

Troye Sivan called out a doctor who criticised his looks. But the ‘random sicko’ says he won’t stop

The Australian singer was accused of suffering from “twink death” by a cosmetic doctor who recommended procedures to “improve” his “problem areas”.

  • Bronte Gossling