A virus that causes wheezing and pneumonia claims the lives of up to 200,000 children worldwide each year, a study has found. University of Edinburgh scientists found that about 3.4 million children were hospitalised after contracting respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). RSV is the single...

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has fined two tobacco companies and 10 retailers a total of £225m for "unlawful" tobacco pricing. The firms were found to have colluded to push up prices during 2001-03. The OFT said that there was an understanding that the price of some...

Politicians are "not being open and honest" about the issue of hospital closures, a coalition of charities and patient groups says. Jeremy Taylor, head of National Voices, said the parties were happy to talk about the need for savings and moving care into the community. But he said...

Nutrition needs to be made a more important part of the doctor training system, a leading expert has said. Gastroenterologist Dr Penny Neild, who works at London’s St George’s Hospital, said training on how to spot and tackle malnutrition was "patchy". She said medical...

Welsh public services are facing cuts that will cause "considerable pain", according to a report. The Auditor General for Wales Gillian Body said the NHS, councils and the police may need to cut staff hours and encourage part-time working. Ms Body said services must work in...