Strain on doctors expected to climb with 600,000 people gaining cheaper access to GPs.

Disgraced doctor David Lim still maintains his innocence despite now being behind bars.

Broken heart syndrome happens more frequently to women during summer, a study has found.

It is offensive to doctors to suggest they use morphine for euthanasia.

Progesterone does not prevent preterm births, a new study has found.

We should not legalise cannabis for medicinal use until we know more about it.

Testimonials claim the oil helped cure them of chronic illness and depression

A teenager with a life-threatening illness has had a "miracle" response to a drug Pharmac said it wouldn't fund.

Doctors have been told to "practice what they preach" in a study that has found medical professionals regularly risk infecting their patients and colleagues.

A GP who visited a patient at work, pulling his trousers down and asking her to perform a sex act on him, crossed boundaries, the Health and Disability Commissioner says.

Blenheim doctor refuses to renew woman's pill prescription, instead lecturing her on a baby's right to live and on using the rhythm method.

A terminally ill doctor who reignited the euthanasia debate says he has received offers to help him die.

New Zealanders are putting off doctors visits and surgeries and giving up on healthy behaviour, according to a survey.

More New Zealanders are diagnosing their illnesses online instead of going to their GP, according to a new survey.