Sitting in the passenger seat of a car, a high school teen clutches an insulin needle beneath her pursed lips. She overlays the social media video with a sexually charged caption: “when he says he ...

Injections that promise glowing skin, muscle recovery and muscle growth have captivated ever-younger groups, including young ...

Injectable peptides are the new anti-ageing trend sweeping the beauty industry. These compounds are promoted on social media as tools for skin repair, collagen production and “cellular rejuvenation”.

Influencers and athletes are among those claiming substances can help with injury repair, weight loss and angi-ageing ...

About a decade ago, a group of competitive CrossFitters in Charleston, South Carolina, went looking for ways to improve their athletic performance without taking steroids. At the time, members of the ...

Tricia Brock was directing Young Sherlock in Wales when she felt a familiar tickle in her throat. She was about to travel to Spain for the next leg of the project when along came the runny nose, sore ...

More Americans are injecting themselves with unapproved chemicals that are pitched as ways to build muscle, rejuvenate skin and extend life, the latest example of the nation's fascination with ...

At high-end longevity clinics around the globe, doctors say interest in injectable peptides is climbing, and so are injuries linked to them.Getty Images A man with a mysterious case of full-body hives ...