Swine flu deaths climb to 59 in Britain

Pandemic showing summer decline but health officials prepare for second wave in autumn

Tunisian woman expecting 12 babies

A Tunisian woman in her 30s is expecting 12 babies, but doctors have warned there is only a tiny chance of any of them surviving

Initial response from frontline health staff dismissed by Department of Health as ill-informed

Hugh Pennington: The big worry is that the government's exuberant use of Tamiflu will hasten the appearance and spread of resistant mutants

Bad habits 'could lead to bowel disease in later life' says World Cancer Research Fund

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

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

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

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

Andy Burnham, the health secretary, was ambushed live on breakfast televisiontoday over the government's policy of giving Tamiflu to children