Oversight of the contract to run the first privately-managed NHS hospital was "poor and inadequate", a House of Commons committee chairwoman says.

Morbidly obese people in England should be given a free flu jab on the NHS each year, say government advisers.

A long-term study of nearly 3,500 babies points to a link between breastfeeding and intelligence in later life.

Doctors unhappy at proposals to close consultant-led obstetrics and gynaecology services at a north Wales hospital pass a vote of no confidence in the health board.

A new joint fund - launched by Bloomberg Philanthropies and Gates Foundation - will help poor countries defend legal challenges by the tobacco industry