Results from blood test for 50 cancers(bbc.com)

108 points by dabinat 1 year ago | 57 comments

Huntington's disease treated for first time(bbc.com)

672 points by _zie 1 year ago | 115 comments

BBC News article reporting that Huntington's disease has been successfully treated for the first time, by health and science correspondent James Gallagher.

Part-human part-mouse brain developed in science breakthrough(bbc.com)

40 points by marc__1 1 month ago | 28 comments

Bletchley code breaker Betty Webb dies aged 101(bbc.com)

482 points by danso 1 year ago | 90 comments

BBC News obituary reporting that Bletchley Park code breaker Betty Webb has died at the age of 101.

England set to be one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C(bbc.com)

541 points by stevekemp 2 months ago | 383 comments

BBC News article reporting that England is on track to become one of the first countries to eliminate hepatitis C.

At least 100 deaths reported in Ebola outbreak in DR Congo(bbc.com)

62 points by saikatsg 5 months ago | 19 comments