Heroin used more often, cocaine use up. What new data says about drug use todayRachel Sutherland, UNSW ; Amy Peacock, UNSW , and Jodie Grigg, Curtin University
Looking for #womenshealth information on Instagram? 4 out of 10 posts are adsBrooke Nickel, University of Sydney and Tessa Copp, University of Sydney
CMV infection can pass from mother to baby during pregnancy. Here’s how to prevent itHayley Smithers-Sheedy, University of Sydney and Lisa Hui, The University of Melbourne
We asked people with dementia about voluntary assisted dying. Here’s what they saidAdrienne Matthys, Charles Sturt University
Fit, thin, curvy and toned: the contradictory body ideals young women face onlineFrancesca Kurghan, University of Waikato and Holly Thorpe, University of Waikato
What kind of a person am I? How fear and rejection can underpin OCDKelvin (Shiu Fung) Wong, Swinburne University of Technology and Isabella Gomez, Swinburne University of Technology
Are girls getting their periods earlier? And can parents do anything about it?Jodie Avery, Adelaide University and Shae Maple, Adelaide University
Using ‘neurodivergent’ as a catch-all term is problematic – here’s whyAlessio Bellato, University of Southampton and Samuele Cortese, University of Southampton
This sponge has holes. Some find that truly disgustingSimone Hain, University of Technology Sydney; Macquarie University
Are data centres actually noisy, and is this bad for our health?Marion Burgess, UNSW and John Davy, RMIT University
Why Sydney Sweeney’s controversial advert goes beyond sexualising women’s sportVivienne Lewis, University of Canberra
Should you say ‘autistic person’ or ‘person with autism’? Here’s how language has changedJemima Kang, The University of Melbourne; Alsa Wu, The University of Melbourne; Naomi Baes, The University of Melbourne, and Nick Haslam, The University of Melbourne
How does the menopause drug Veoza work? And how is it different to hormone therapy?Robyn Brown, The University of Melbourne and Leigh Walker, Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
What are statins? And can healthy people use them to prevent heart disease and dementia?Jack Janetzki, Adelaide University ; Lauren Cortis, Adelaide University , and Nicole Pratt, Adelaide University
Weight-loss campaigns aimed at First Nations women look like drug marketing in disguiseTroy Walker, Deakin University; Jennifer Browne, Deakin University, and Simone Sherriff, University of Sydney
Rib contouring surgery promises a smaller waist. But here’s what this trend really tells usVivienne Lewis, University of Canberra
Do pimple patches actually work? Here’s what the science saysLisa Byrom, The University of Queensland
Skipping showers is the latest trend. But is there any science to ‘pheromone’ maxxing?Samuel Cornell, The University of Queensland and Rob Brooks, UNSW
How to talk to your kids about edgy or violent porn in an age-appropriate wayKath Albury, Swinburne University of Technology and Catherine Page Jeffery, University of Sydney
Not eligible for NDIS, too old for Thriving Kids. What supports should these young people get?Emma Cowie, Deakin University and Sophie Goldingay, Deakin University
Confused about the NDIS changes? Here’s what’s coming, and what’s still being worked outGeorgia van Toorn, UNSW
For Indigenous people, connection to Country can be a preventive health measureJoshua Waters, Deakin University
How to ensure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples benefit from newborn DNA screeningGail Garvey, The University of Queensland and Sarah Norris, University of Sydney
First Nations people face racism in hospitals. They told us one thing makes a differenceElissa Elvidge, University of Newcastle and Yin Paradies, Deakin University
Cultural safety isn’t a buzzword. It’s a vital part of First Nations health care and healingHelen Milroy, The University of Western Australia and Hayley Jackson, The Kids Research Institute
Can vitamin C cure a cold? How a Nobel Prize winner convinced us it couldEvangeline Mantzioris, Adelaide University
Is porn actually addictive? The science isn’t straightforwardDanielle Thielke, Edith Cowan University; Campbell Ince, Monash University, and Giselle Woodley, Edith Cowan University
Young people are being exposed to gambling too early. Here’s what we can doCharles Livingstone, Monash University
What we still get wrong about how people from non-Western backgrounds recover from traumaLaura Jobson, Monash University and Xin Kie Lee, Monash University
Does the body really ‘keep the score’ after trauma? How the debunked idea of ‘repressed memories’ is making a comebackAndressa Almeida, University of Sydney and Celine van Golde, University of Sydney
What does being ‘trauma-informed’ actually mean?Bronwyn Milkins, The Kids Research Institute Australia; Hayley Jackson, The Kids Research Institute, and Jeneva Ohan, The Kids Research Institute Australia
Can I drive when taking medicinal cannabis? Is it safe?Tom Arkell, Swinburne University of Technology
Can medicinal cannabis help kids’ autism, ADHD or Tourette’s? Here’s what we know so farDaryl Efron, The University of Melbourne and Kaitlyn Taylor, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
Will medicinal cannabis help my mental health? Here are the evidence and the risksSuzanne Nielsen, Monash University and Myfanwy Graham, Monash University
Should clinics prescribe medicinal cannabis that they also supply? We asked 5 expertsBarbara Mintzes, University of Sydney; Betty Chaar, University of Sydney; Christine Mary Hallinan, The University of Melbourne; Christopher Rudge, University of Sydney, and Wendy Lipworth, Macquarie University
Looking for #womenshealth information on Instagram? 4 out of 10 posts are adsBrooke Nickel, University of Sydney and Tessa Copp, University of Sydney