A St John Ambulance call log shows the service received only one call from a woman stung dozens of times by wasps after claims she she tried calling 111 numerous times.

Poor old bowel cancer has struggled to grab headlines for many years, write Gareth Morgan and Geoff Simmons.

Jason Tamaiti Kihi Phillips admits he was one of those guys who was too shy to ask for medical help until it was nearly too late.

Shayle Pilcher admits to having slept in the same bed with at least one of her babies - by accident and through sheer exhaustion.

Health Minister Tony Ryall will retire from politics at the next election to take up employment in the private sector.

Public health authorities are working to prevent a measles outbreak after 19 students from an Auckland high school contracted the disease.

Any weakening in the New Zealand dollar would provide the "cream on top" for medical device exporter Fisher & Paykel Healthcare.

Extra nurses and doctors were on duty to help shift vulnerable newborn babies as part of a major relocation of services at Middlemore Hospital.

Fifty years ago a hospital dedicated to women and their babies opened in Auckland. Andrew Stone talks to Linda Bryder, author of a new book on its chequered history

A district health board already scrutinised for mental health service failings has been criticised by a coroner in his findings on the death of a 17-year-old.

Middlemore Hospital in South Auckland is taking extra precautions to protect against norovirus after more than a dozen people there fell ill with the stomach virus.

Auckland's Middlemore Hospital is on alert after an outbreak of the stomach bug norovirus, with 11 patients and three staff affected..

The UK-based New Zealand mother who lost a legal battle over her son receiving treatment for his cancer says he is cancer-free and looking forward to returning to school.

At Auckland City Hospital, about 10 surgery patients in every 1,000 will suffer a major internal infection after their operation.

A baby is the latest casualty of a highly infectious measles outbreak, as health workers treat fresh cases in the Taupo region.

Minister rejects 'nanny state' intervention as health survey shows NZ is getting fatter, with three in every 10 adults now regarded as obese.

A class action by Australian and New Zealand victims of the morning sickness drug thalidomide against its manufacturer has been settled for $81 million.

Being a mother sometimes feels like I'm carrying a donkey, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Apart from the serious threats they pose to personal and community health, resistant infections also carry a large economic impost, says Kevin McCracken.

We hear a great deal about Obamacare and the debate over health insurance in the US, yet there is little media comment on NZ's health insurance issues, says Brian Gaynor.

A mother and her newborn baby who died after delays in taking them to hospital are among 30 cases of 111 calls gone wrong.

No, I dislike it intensely! I am no queen. I am a hard worker trying to raise as much money as I can for children and their families at Starship.

Increasing understanding of Maori and Pacific health and more funding for community health are among the goals for new members on Auckland's district health boards.

Governments ignore warnings of antibiotic-resistant strains, and the feeding of drugs to animals, at their peril, writes Sue Kedgeley.

A woman whose spinal tumour was misdiagnosed several times by hospital staff has been denied compensation because ACC says the mistake didn't cause further injury.

A woman with a life-threatening spinal tumour was told by staff she was just stressed and needed to take a "long holiday".

The 21 winners of Auckland's health board elections will be required to induce GPs to check more patients' hearts and offer more help to quit smoking.