There are about 500 people waiting for a kidney transplant in NZ as some Kiwis use the internet to buy organs from third world countries.

Demand for the influenza vaccine has been so high that some medical practices have been left without supplies.

Death is inevitable for every one of us. So why are we all so upset that Margaret Page has chosen to enact her right to refuse food?

The swine flu virus is being blamed for a leap in the number of pregnant women dying in New Zealand and Australia.

The US House of Representatives is poised for a historic vote that could bring into law the biggest changes to the country's healthcare system in half a century.