Tracy Comans receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council for a Boosting Dementia Research Leadership Fellowship. She is a member of the Australian Labor Party. During the ...

Families and insiders say the system to assess people for aged care is in crisis, with 116,000 people on the waiting list.

One of the sadder stories I’ve written involved an 86-year-old man who chose to die while he waited for Australia to keep its promise to him, writes David Penberthy. When I spoke to Mr Tooze he was ...

Steve Macfarlane does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Health. Followed categories will be added to My News. When I spoke to Mr Tooze he was living – barely – in a hospital bed in Victor Harbor. He was ravaged by ...