Patients being given the wrong prescription occurs "a lot", according to the Health Quality and Safety Commission, but a new system should help prevent cases like the tragic death of Shirley Curtis.

Writer Shonda Rhimes gave her characters an incredible shake-up when she wrote the shooting storyline into the final of Grey's Anatomy's sixth season.

A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murder of Auckland toddler Seini Unaloto Ikamanu. Seini, also known as Jane, was injured at her parents' home in March last year and died in December.

An expert says many more babies would survive if the country quit smoking and reduced its obesity.

An Auckland doctor solves medical mysteries that have her colleagues stumped. Andrew Laxon asks her how she does it

All elective surgery has been postponed at Auckland and Starship Hospitals as technicians scramble to fix a back-up power failure at Auckland and Starship hospitals.

Midwives are being sought in Christchurch as the number of premature births rises in the wake of Tuesday's earthquake.