Health
Surgeon rapped for abusing fat patient
An experienced surgeon who told a severely obese patient she was "going on a f***ing diet" has been reprimanded over his foul mouth and for removing the patient from a waiting list after she compla
DHB confident Labtests' problems resolved
The improvement in service from Labtests, which sparked a string of complaints immediately after taking over medical laboratory testing in the Auckland region last year, has been significant, Auckl
Compassion and cost
The financial woes of the Otago District Health Board, as anyone who takes the slightest bit of interest must know, are acute and on-going.
Blood test delay caused man's death - HDC
An elderly man suffering from a advanced renal failure and sepsis died at an Auckland hospital after a delay in staff receiving his blood test results, the Health and Disability Commissioner says.
Paradex and Capadex to be withdrawn
Medicines containing dextropropoxyphene are being withdrawn from the New Zealand market after a review showed that their risks outweighed their possible benefits.