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The supplement I trusted is now linked to Alzheimer's — and I don't know what to tell my patients
A University of Florida study published in Nature Metabolism found the popular joint supplement glucosamine was associated with 25% higher risk of progression from mild cognitive impairment to Alzheimer's. GP-turned-writer Dr Mira Joshi on what this means for the millions of Australians who take it daily — and what she'll tell her next patient.
Why the health-tracker backlash suddenly feels like relief
Wearable adoption has stalled, the wellness industry named over-optimisation its number-two trend, and Steven Bartlett's three-glasses-of-wine meltdown became the spark. The rebellion against constant self-measurement isn't a fad — it's relief.
Perimenopause signs: how to tell if it has started
Perimenopause signs usually show up as cycle changes plus new symptoms, not one perfect blood test. Start with dates, patterns and a GP visit.
Children’s skincare boom: girls learn correction too early
Children’s skincare boom is teaching girls to read normal skin as a problem, as dermatologists warn adult routines are arriving too soon.
Retatrutide beyond Ozempic: what the trial really says
Retatrutide beyond Ozempic looks less like miracle-jab hype and more like a serious metabolic shift, with caveats about comparison and tolerability.
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The oldest hair-loss promise in the bathroom cabinet
Hair loss remedy Polygonum multiflorum has a new review, old folklore and a liver-safety problem that beauty shoppers should not ignore.
Why women are still asked to doubt their own pain
Medical misogyny in Australia is measurable: young women say they are dismissed, delayed and taught to mistrust pain in clinic rooms.
The cancer too many women still cannot name
Uterine cancer is rising in Australia, yet awareness is thin. The gap is about symptoms, language and how women are heard.
What junk food learned from Big Tobacco
Ultra-processed foods are facing a tobacco-style reckoning, with new research linking snack design, child marketing and policy pressure.
What Western trauma talk misses when recovery looks different
Trauma recovery can look less like confession and more like family, faith and steadiness. Australia’s care system needs to notice.
What GLP-1s are asking women to believe about cancer
GLP-1 cancer risk is the new wellness promise, but the 30% breast-cancer signal is observational, not a prevention plan.
The care gap wellness influencers know how to sell
Wellness influencers sell certainty when healthcare feels rushed, turning cortisol, collagen and sleep anxiety into daily rituals.
The sleep score is judging us before breakfast
Sleep score anxiety is turning rest into a tiny performance review, just as new research suggests perfect sleep was never a single number.
Gestational diabetes risk has a language problem
Gestational diabetes risk is rising unevenly among Chinese and Asian women, but the evidence still cannot explain the disparity cleanly.
What happens when a needle stops feeling like medicine
The 12% of Americans now on GLP-1s have triggered a second-order beauty economy — from Ozempic face to microdosing, from peptide subscriptions to metabolic skincare.
Why menopause has finally made it into a national campaign
Australia’s menopause campaign marks a cultural shift: after years of patchy care and stigma, midlife symptoms are finally public-health business.
When GLP-1 stops feeling like a miracle
GLP-1 weight loss plateaus are less a personal failure than a messy biological slowdown, and new NIH research shows why certainty still outruns science.
The one-shot heart fix wellness has been waiting for
Cholesterol gene editing makes one-shot prevention feel seductively simple, but the early VERVE-102 data are still far from a universal fix.
When creatine enters the menopause chat
Creatine for menopause is suddenly everywhere, but the best evidence still points to training support, not a cure for brain fog.
The smoothie ingredient cancelling out your berries
A banana berry smoothie looks healthy on autopilot, but a small study found bananas may sharply reduce the flavanols you absorb from berries.
Magnesium-rich foods: what to eat before supplements
The magnesium boom keeps sending people to the supplement aisle first. A steadier move is to build it into breakfast, lunch and dinner, then decide if a capsule still belongs.
The vitamin D aisle just split in two
Vitamin D2 vs D3 suddenly matters more: new research suggests D2 can lower D3, making labels, testing and dosage harder to ignore.
What the perimenopause boom is selling women who are already exhausted
Perimenopause supplements and hormone fixes promise clarity, but much of the boom sells tired women certainty where evidence and access stay uneven.
When a normal B12 result stops feeling simple
Vitamin B12 levels can look normal on paper even as newer research raises harder questions about ageing brains, active B12 and when to test further.
The phone is not the enemy
Doomscrolling in 2026 is less about owning a phone than about how easily your attention gets turned into dread, habit and dead time.
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