Demand by country patients for accommodation near hospitals is so large that people are sleeping in their cars. But charities are attempting to meet the gap.
'Elderly mothers' faring better than you might expect: top IVF doctor
Julia Medew They are called elderly primiparae. Women who fall pregnant for the first time over the age of 35. Or in Rhondalynn Korolak's case, an extremely elderly primipara, given her first-born arrived when she was aged 46.
Euthanasia debate: Archbishop Anthony Fisher and ethicist Peter Singer to debate euthanasia
Amy Corderoy Alessandro Cowley remembers the day, at 15, when his dying father collapsed. It prompted him to think deeply about death.
The painful wait for Australia's organ donation rates to rise
Georgina Connery Robert Little is one of the 1698 Australians waiting for a donor to make a live-saving organ transplant possible.
TV call brings forward announcement about organ donor review
Harriet Alexander Confronted with the news that Channel Seven was planning to run an unflattering story about organ donation rates, Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash took pre-emptive action.
How eating spicy food may help you live longer
Esther Han, Consumer Affairs Editor Each time you drizzle Tabasco on your food, ask for kimchi top-ups and munch on fresh chillies, you may be lowering your risk of death, new research suggests.
Groundbreaking Australian study finds thousands of children and teenagers suffer mental illness
Amy Corderoy Hundreds of thousands of Australian children and teenagers are experiencing serious mental health issues but their parents have no idea what is going on.
The Melbourne mother and nurse who lost a son but saw his organs save others
Julia Medew Health Editor A few years ago, Connie Wilkinson witnessed something very few people get to see.
Avoiding MSG? Try memorising the 129 terms food companies prefer to use
Esther Han Dozens of foods on supermarket shelves say "No added MSG" when this is far from accurate.
Steep rise in sleep clinics prescribing expensive cures
Craig Butt There are fears many patients visiting commercial sleep clinics are being wrongly diagnosed with conditions so they will pay thousands of dollars for medical equipment they don't need.