A surgeon has been reprimanded for swearing at a severely obese patient and for punishing her by removing her from a waiting list.

A former television stuntwoman, whom rescuers spent 25 minutes reviving after a near-drowning on New Year's Day, has died after she was sent home from hospital.

A doctor who severed an artery in a boy's penis during circumcision may face disciplinary action.

A woman's Labtests results diagnose her as having prostate problems - a gland only in men.

Auckland's controversial new community laboratory service poses "a real risk" to public safety, NZ's top health watchdog says.

There are claims a mentally ill man who died of a bacterial infection did not receive adequate support from his carers.