A range of causes have been blamed for hospital emergency departments being swamped by a holiday rush.

NZ's troubled computer system for identifying patients is unable to show if they are eligible for state funding.

Hundreds of herbal medicinal products will be banned from sale in Britain next year.

The wife of Ross McSheffrey, who was pinned under his own bus yesterday, has paid tribute to his rescuers.

Residents of the Claudelands area of Hamilton East are being urged to contact Waikato Hospital if they find any medical referral letters in their rubbish.

The Chief Human Rights Commissioner is 'deeply disappointed' the Crown is to appeal a High Court ruling on caregivers' rights.

The Ministry of Health is to appeal a court ruling that parents caring for disabled adult children are eligible for financial support.

Waitakere Hospital staff delivered a record 24 babies in 24 hours on Thursday.

Highly toxic levels of lead have been found in children's toys sold at bargain stores.

Children are bearing the brunt of the economic recession, with around 2000 more kids admitted to hospital last year compared to 2007, according to a report compiled by the Children's Social Health Monitor.

An internal review by ACC is looking at how the corporation could run more efficiently and what changes need to be made.

The medical records of hundreds of thousands of Aucklanders are in the hands of community pharmacists.