People in their 70s in most parts of the UK will be routinely vaccinated against shingles from September 2013.

Patients in the UK have been enrolled into a trial to see if an engineered virus can be used to heal their damaged and struggling hearts.

Five people are found guilty of carrying out illegal transplants at a clinic in Kosovo's capital Pristina, while two state officials are cleared.

The Irish cabinet is expected to decide on a controversial bill on abortion later that will include the credible threat of suicide as grounds for a termination.

Major changes are needed in the running of the Welsh Ambulance Service, according to a review commissioned by the Welsh government.

Underground 'steroid labs' in Wales are on the rise and causing concern for public health officials.

The number of cases in the Swansea measles epidemic tops the 1,000 mark, but about 5,000 youngsters still need vaccinations, health officials say.

Obesity in Scotland's primary one pupils has remained at "worryingly" high levels for more than a decade, a leading public health consultant says.