Sarah Sedghi

Fraud protections for those affected by the Optus data breach will be boosted under a plan to make it easier for telecommunications companies to share data with federal authorities and banks.

For the 150,000 Australians that will be newly diagnosed with cancer each year, seeking treatment has its difficulties.

Experts say delayed or disrupted access to healthcare services during lockdowns has contributed to many people being diagnosed later, particularly with cancer.

As political leaders continue to resist calls to mandate masks amid surging COVID cases, health experts say our best defence against the virus is being under-utilised.

In the past few decades, many hereditary mutations have been discovered that put people at risk of cancer. Doctors are now racing to identify ways to stop the onset of these cancers.

Borderline personality disorder affects a significant number of people in the community, but the stigma surrounding this mental health condition sees many fall through the cracks.

It is a cause of angst for many parents — the worry that their children will face pressure to try alcohol and illicit drugs. But parents can make more of a difference than they think.

While Australia has become the latest country to approve the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 and over, the US has already been having trials for babies and young children.

Ice use in Australia is on the rise, but the stigma attached to addiction can hold back people like Jack trying to get help.

A UK clinical trial which saw some participants with type 2 diabetes go into remission has caught the attention of doctors in Australia, with the program being adopted in remote Indigenous communities and south-west Sydney.