Peptide Wirehttps://peptidewire.site/News and analysis on peptides in Australia: TGA regulation, wellness clinics, social media, safety research and laboratory testing of peptide vials.en-auSat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Peptide Wire launchedhttps://peptidewire.site/https://peptidewire.site/#update-2026-11-14-peptide-wire-launchedSat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Ten pieces of research-led analysis republished from The Conversation and our first feature, on laboratory testing of peptide vials.Editorial standards publishedhttps://peptidewire.site/about-peptide-wire/https://peptidewire.site/#update-2026-11-14-editorial-standards-publishedSat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000How we republish, how we source our own features, our health information policy and how to request a correction.Australians are sending peptide vials to labs. Here is what a test showshttps://peptidewire.site/peptide-vial-lab-testing-australia/https://peptidewire.site/peptide-vial-lab-testing-australia/Sat, 14 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Australians are paying labs to check peptide vials. What HPLC and mass spectrometry show, what a certificate reports, and how testing by post works.Collagen powders, creams and bone broth: what the science says about their benefitshttps://peptidewire.site/collagen-powders-creams-bone-broth-science/https://peptidewire.site/collagen-powders-creams-bone-broth-science/Thu, 12 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Joan Chang (University of Manchester) on what the science says about collagen powders, creams and bone broth, and which claims hold up.RFK Jr. loosens access to unapproved peptides: A health law scholar explains what consumers need to knowhttps://peptidewire.site/us-loosens-access-unapproved-peptides/https://peptidewire.site/us-loosens-access-unapproved-peptides/Tue, 10 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000The US health secretary has loosened access to unapproved peptides. Ana Santos Rutschman (Villanova University) on what consumers need to know.Australia is set to get a Wegovy pill. How does it compare with weight-loss injections?https://peptidewire.site/weight-loss-pill-vs-injections-australia/https://peptidewire.site/weight-loss-pill-vs-injections-australia/Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000A weight-loss pill is coming to Australia. Kimberley Akrigg (University of Queensland) compares it with the weight-loss injections already in use.Why people trust weight-loss drug advice on social media, even when it may be misleadinghttps://peptidewire.site/weight-loss-drug-advice-social-media-trust/https://peptidewire.site/weight-loss-drug-advice-social-media-trust/Tue, 03 Nov 2026 09:00:00 +0000Andy Levy (Edge Hill University) on why people trust weight-loss drug advice from social media, even when it may be misleading or unsafe.Peptide users don’t think of themselves as injecting drug users. 5 safety basics injectors need to knowhttps://peptidewire.site/peptide-users-injecting-safety-basics/https://peptidewire.site/peptide-users-injecting-safety-basics/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Many peptide users do not see themselves as people who inject drugs. Samuel Cornell (University of Queensland) on five safety basics that matter.How ‘people power’ and business transformed medicine, but created a whole new set of riskshttps://peptidewire.site/people-power-business-medicine-new-risks/https://peptidewire.site/people-power-business-medicine-new-risks/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0000Christine Hallinan (University of Melbourne) on how consumer demand and business transformed medicine, and the new set of risks that came with it.Peptides are spreading on social media. Here’s how platforms can better protect public healthhttps://peptidewire.site/peptides-social-media-platforms-public-health/https://peptidewire.site/peptides-social-media-platforms-public-health/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0000Peptides are spreading on social media. Timothy Piatkowski (University of Queensland) on how platforms could better protect public health.How wellness clinics bend the rules to supply unapproved peptides and anti-ageing injectionshttps://peptidewire.site/wellness-clinics-unapproved-peptides-rules/https://peptidewire.site/wellness-clinics-unapproved-peptides-rules/Tue, 21 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Online longevity and wellness clinics sell peptide injections. Christopher Rudge (University of Sydney) on how they work around the rules.What are peptides? And why am I hearing so much about them?https://peptidewire.site/what-are-peptides-explained/https://peptidewire.site/what-are-peptides-explained/Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0000Samuel Cornell (University of Queensland) explains what peptides are, why they are suddenly everywhere, and what the evidence does and does not show.The Enhanced Games, or ‘steroid Olympics’, are on. They pose risks for athletes and those watchinghttps://peptidewire.site/enhanced-games-risks-athletes/https://peptidewire.site/enhanced-games-risks-athletes/Mon, 25 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000The Enhanced Games let athletes use performance drugs. Samuel Cornell (University of Queensland) on the risks for athletes and for those watching.