Flu breakthrough promises a vaccine to kill all strains
British team's success with jab that targets proteins common to every type of flu virus
Comment is free readers on … cosmetic surgery
The people's panel: With more people opting for cosmetic surgery, five readers share their experiences and thoughts about going under the knife
South Africa teaching unions criticise HIV testing in schools
Plan to test children as young as 13 condemned amid concerns about psychological impact of a positive result
The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee – review
This magnificent study of cancer suggests that, for all medicine's advances, we cannot beat a disease that is a distorted version of ourselves, says Alexander Linklater
At the fertility supermarket
Yvonne Roberts: Describing a surrogate as a 'gestational carrier' is a new low in motherhood's commercialisation
Retuning the brain may cure tinnitus, finds study
Research in rats suggests that stimulating a nerve in the brain could help stop persistent ringing in the ears
Smokers’ brains light up during smoking scenes in movies and on TV
Brain areas associated with smoking a cigarette are activated when smokers watch an actor light up on screen
Dick Cheney considers heart transplant
Ex-US vice-president says his battery-powered heart pump is a 'wondrous device', and claims he didn't mind Darth Vader jibes
Nicole Kidman announces birth of daughter born through surrogate
Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban announce birth of Faith Margaret, born on 28 December in Nashville via a surrogate
Anyone for a bucket of coffee? Starbucks thinks so
Richard Adams: Starbucks announces plans to sell bladder-bursting 'Trenta' cup size - holding almost a litre of coffee - in its US outlets