The Poisons Information Centre is always there for you if you’ve swallowed, inhaled, or been exposed to something you shouldn’t. If your symptoms are serious, you should skip straight to 000 instead. But what if you aren’t sure whether you (or your child) have been exposed to a meaningful amount of poison? The centre has a web tool to help you decide if you need to call.

Antidepressants are important, often lifesaving drugs, but there is a cost for their effectiveness. The medications are dispensed with a fact sheet listing a whole host of potential side effects, many of which will probably be experienced at some point.

But sometimes more concerning are the weirder side effects that don't get mentioned in any of the documentation. While these are generally common and known to both patients and doctors, you often don't hear about them until you experience them the first time yourself.

With so many options for contraception, choosing the right one can be difficult. Iodine has a new comparison tool that includes survey results to help you figure out when the perks of a method beat the downsides.

Keeping track of when to take one medicine is fairly easy. Two or three is a juggling act. But the average older adult takes five at a time, and many rely on assistance from family members to keep all the pills straight. A gadget called PillDrill aims to help.