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The GOSH press office handles all media relations, including journalist, filming, and photography enquiries.

GOSH-led metformin trial dramatically reduces seizures for people with Tuberous Sclerosis

2 Feb 2021, 4:28 p.m.

A team of researchers led by UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has found that metformin – a drug commonly used to treat Type 2 diabetes – can successfully reduce symptoms associated with …

GOSH takes cycling gold

20 Jan 2021, 4:49 p.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust has become the first hospital in the UK to be awarded gold by Cycling UK’s Cycle Friendly Employer Accreditation Scheme.

Global collaboration studies largest ever group of children with brain or spinal complications related to COVID-19

18 Jan 2021, 5:35 p.m.

In the summer of 2020, an international research collaboration was established, including Neuroradiologists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), to better understand the symptoms of COVID-19 in children.

Ancient gene mutation found as the cause of rare hereditary condition for GOSH patient

18 Jan 2021, 5:11 p.m.

UK scientists have found that a 7,000-year-old genetic mutation is responsible for a rare form of hereditary motor neuropathy (HMN).

Christine’s story: Nursing at GOSH in post-war Britain

13 Jan 2021, 10:04 a.m.

In 1946, one year after the second world war ended, Nurse Christine joined Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). A firm believer in the power of play, Christine was always looking for new ways to entertain and inspire the children she cared for. In this