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Few criminal trials in recent history have piqued the public interest like Erin Patterson’s conviction for poisoning three extended family members with a beef wellington spiked with death-cap mushrooms. Two books about the trial have already been announced, the second within 24 hours of her guilty verdict for murder and…

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Cancer cases are on the rise in young people but misdiagnosis remains an issue, with everything from anxiety to menopause named as the culprit. Helen Coffey investigates why women in particular are more at risk of having their pain overlooked – and whether mistrust in medicine is…

In the corners of social media dominated by wellness content, influencers recommend an assortment of treatments and products to support weight loss, fight exhaustion or promote other desired health outcomes

LET’S UNPACK THAT: More of us are getting medical advice and wellness tips from social media. But with influencers promoting information that ranges from misleading to downright fraudulent, Helen Coffey investigates why we’re willing to put our health in the hands of unqualified strangers

This month, as the weather stays high and you’re likely to want to stay under the air-conditioning, our experts have a cornucopia of shows and films they’re watching to suit every mood.

Netflix’s Apple Cider Vinegar has renewed interest in Belle Gibson’s infamous wellness scam, reminding us how vulnerable we can be to deception. While Gibson’s scheme eventually collapsed, her story highlights how fraudsters can exploit our psychological and cultural biases to lure us into wellness traps.

“She won't make any profit off it so it's fine, right?”

Anyone familiar with Scotland will know the weather is at best mercurial, and at worst wet, grey and what we call “dreich” – a good Scottish word meaning drab. For an artist in the early 20th century suffering not just miserable weather but a cultural landscape of joyless, soul-sucking Presbyterianism,…

Netflix series on Belle Gibson's wellness scam sparks public outrage in Australia over unresolved case.