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

The average height of men has risen by almost 11cm since the mid-19th century, experts have found.

Chris Hopson, the head of the Foundation Trust Network, has accused the Department of Health and NHS England of being like "warring parents".

The origins of human tuberculosis have been traced back to to hunter-gatherer groups in Africa 70,000 years ago, an international team of scientists say.

Proposals to reorganise health services in south Wales are criticised for lacking detail by a doctors' group.

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A nasal spray flu vaccine is be offered to some groups of children by GPs and in schools in Wales to stop the disease spreading.