In 1936 The John Of God Sisters took over ccontrol of the Bungarum Leprosarium for Aboriginals near Derby in WA.
It's a telling statistic that seven out of ten Australians die what might be called an "expected death". In many cases doctors can tell patients roughly how long they have to live.
Every day, worldwide, laboratories routinely analyse human genes to pinpoint a whole range of suspected diseases. Life-saving treatment can depend on fast, accurate diagnoses.
At great cost to his deteriorating health, Bernie Banton has been the face of the James Hardie compensation case.
Andrew Denton first met Annie Robinson during the 'Show and Tell' segment on Enough Rope two years ago. That's when he found out about the term 'metastatic cancer': cancer gone wild.
Much like the brain surgery he does every day, Dr Charlie Teo is a challenging, highly complicated individual. The self described maverick, many patients see him as a miracle worker.
In 1993, Andrew Denton proved that it's healthy, not sick, to poke fun at cancer.
Matt Laffan was born with a debilitating condition and little expectation that he would survive.
If you could die at any moment, how would you live your life? Would you attempt to have children?
These were the dilemmas that confronted Alisa Latto and her husband Alastair.
This program is about a grandmother whose recovery from terminal illness became central to the declaration of Australia's first saint.
Every day in Australia over 40 000 patients are in hospital. While medicine tends their bodies, hospital chaplains tend their souls.
It sounds like a benign coordinate or reference number but make no mistake H5N1 is far from benign.
Pop quiz:
Which nation has grown fatter faster, and currently holds the world's overweight title? The United States, Australia or Mexico?
A. Mexico.
Pop quiz:
Which nation has grown fatter faster, and currently holds the world's overweight title? The United States, Australia or Mexico?
A. Mexico.
We all know that exercise is good for us but Anja Taylor reveals just how effective it can be in treating diabetes, heart disease, depression and cancer.
Antibiotics are the wonder drugs of modern medicine. They've allowed doctors to save and extend life by killing infection and enabling ground breaking surgery.
When you think about living dangerously - smoking, drinking and other risk taking behaviours may be the first things that come to mind.
Chloe Palmer-Simpson was just 18 when she was involved in a head-on car crash near her home in Bargo in New South Wales.
The Damiani family's story has been described as a breathtaking example of how medicine can be transformed by the determination of ordinary people.
Those close to death seem to have insights on life that the rest of us fail to understand, as we race through our seemingly infinite days.
