The girl's plight came to light after she shared her story on Facebook.

Family of a New Zealand woman who died on a surgical tourism trip to Malaysia are calling for TVNZ to pull a reality TV show on the industry.

Health experts have warned New Zealanders battling cancer against relying on expensive, unproven treatments at offshore clinics.

A young woman claims she nearly died after using dodgy fake tan.

A picture of a woman's face, swollen from an allergic reaction, has caught the internet's attention.

Natural remedies are a great way to keep you in the game.

COMMENT: It's men's health month, time to turn our attention to the not-so-great health statistics of our menfolk.

A central Queensland teenager has been moved to tears after almost 50,000 people came out in support of her online petition against relentless bullying.

Look away, junk food fans.

OPINION: You may be slogging it out at the gym every day, but are you getting the most out of your workouts, asks Lee-Anne Wann.

OPINION: Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald explains why a child may be displaying symptoms of anxiety and how you can help.

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Parents of a 9-year-old boy have been threatened with prosecution unless they send him to a special boarding school 300km from their home.

A Canadian woman says her newly defined derriere is the result of following the workouts of an Instagram fitness star.

Got that after-dinner food baby? Here's how to keep it at bay.

Experts have revealed four tell-tale signs that could indicate a person is telling porkies.

Photos have revealed the squalid conditions in which an autistic man is being kept "like a caged animal" at a disability care unit in the Waikato.

The last time 11-year-old Auckland schoolboy Harris Barfoot saw his friend James Slyfield they were both in Starship hospital battling leukaemia.

It might be a bit scary to make a little change and test the edges of the comfort zone, but really if you genuinely don't like having the problem then that really is the choice you need to make.

The finger-prick test, which could be available at GP surgeries or even chemists, looks for molecules in the blood that indicate diabetes is developing.

You could be forgiven for thinking it's a compost bath - but wallowing in steaming sawdust and fermented plant enzymes is the latest therapy to hit NZ.

Almost two years on from taking the first step towards health, Simone spoke to the Herald about setting goals, staying active, and the new man in her life.

Every year my boyfriend comes down with bad man-flu. How can I help him stave off the sickness this year?

It was the most expensive cold I've ever had. It might also prove to be the most auspicious.

Low-fat diets and exercise are pointless for those wanting to lose weight and obese people should simply eat less, a leading surgeon has said.

Loneliness can strike at any age and stage. Kim Knight examines the condition that affects more than one million New Zealanders.

She was told to terminate her pregnancy because her baby had Down Syndrome. But keeping her was the best thing this woman ever did.

OPINION: Health and fitness expert Lee-Anne Wann reveals why stomach fat is so hard to lose, and shares her top tips for combating it.

Daughter's death after reportedly kissing her boyfriend, who had just eaten a peanut butter sandwich.

New Zealand Health Survey showing that 31 per cent of our adults are obese and a further 35 per cent overweight.