People at most risk from flu this winter should make sure they get vaccinated against the virus, says Public Health England.

Healthy adults do not need to take vitamin D supplements, suggests a study in The Lancet which found they had no beneficial effect on bone density, a sign of osteoporosis.

Kissing helps us assess potential partners if, like a Jane Austen heroine, we cannot wait forever for Mr Darcy to come long, a study suggests.

Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood is to announce an "alternative way forward" on hospital reorganisation plans at her party's annual conference later.

Charities ask TV bosses whether people with mental health problems should part in reality TV shows.

Stormont's health minister did not have the power to keep in place a lifetime ban on gay men giving blood in Northern Ireland, a High Court judge rules.