Experts warned dispersal of Tamiflu would do more harm than good

Advisers suggested public should be told to take paracetamol, but government rejected advice

American healthcare is in truth already rationed

Bee Lavender: Growing up sick in the US, and being treated by a humane NHS here, has shown me that Britain's system is far better

Call for alcohol laws as liver disease soars

Excessive drinking habits led to sharp rise in cases of cirrhosis in England over the past five years, health study finds

Let’s dance? We will if Arlene Phillips has her way

When the choreographer was made the government's new 'dance tsar' this week, people scoffed – but not all

Stop the pregnancy scaremongering and let women make love in peace

Agnès Poirier: Britain is obsessive and dictatorial when it comes to motherhood. Yet we get more real help – and babies born – in France

First swine flu vaccinations on the way for more than 13m Britons

Vulnerable groups and health workers get priority as new figures indicate first wave of pandemic ending

This NHS row is paralysing progress

Zack Cooper: The US and UK should stop focusing on what's wrong with each other's healthcare and work out what they can teach each other

Thank heaven for the NHS

Michele Hanson: How dare the Republicans bad-mouth our free healthcare system? If I'd been born in the US, I'd probably be dead by now

A Tamiflu dilemma for parents

Ann Robinson: The government has to show it is doing all it can to contain swine flu, but healthy kids don't usually need antiviral treatment

Don’t give Tamiflu or Relenza to under-12s, warn researchers

Swine flu drugs can have side-effects that outweigh benefits, studies show