Latest press releases

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Staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital Bake it Better for charity

27 Sep 2016, 5:03 p.m.

In the lead up to Bake it Better week, staff at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) took part in a charity bake off with the chance to impress special guest judge, former Celebrity MasterChef finalist and Coronation Street star Wendi Peters.

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UK’s top paediatric doctors warn of devastating impact of button batteries

22 Sep 2016, 8:56 a.m.

Doctors at leading children’s hospitals in the UK have joined together to raise awareness of the dangers of button batteries, after seeing a sharp rise in the number of children suffering severe injuries after swallowing them.

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Accelerated approval granted for new drug for muscular dystrophy

21 Sep 2016, 11:19 a.m.

The prospect of widespread access to a life-changing drug for children with a rare muscular disorder is a step closer today after the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted accelerated approval for a new medication.

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Breaking down genetic research: A Q&A with Lucy Jenkins, by Annabel

20 Sep 2016, 4 p.m.

Earlier this summer, Young People’s Forum (YPF) member, Annabel, interviewed Mrs Lucy Jenkins, Director of the Regional Genetics Laboratory based at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Lucy also works on the 100,000 Genomes Project, an initiative announc

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Astronaut Tim Peake touches down at Great Ormond Street Hospital

19 Sep 2016, 4:42 p.m.

British ESA astronaut Tim Peake landed at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), making an extra special visit to seriously ill children in the hospital and revealing the secrets of his life in space.

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