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GOSH's Hidden Garden on ITV's This Morning

4 Jun 2013, 4:25 p.m.

The Friends Garden at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) was the first to be highlighted in a new series of Hidden Gardens from around the world on ITV‘s This Morning. Gardener Diarmuid Gavin visited the hospital to discover how a hidden garden provides

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Number of people in UK diagnosed with eating disorders is increasing

21 May 2013, 10:36 a.m.

The number of people diagnosed with eating disorders has increased by 15 per cent since 2000, according to a new study led by the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH). The increase was more pronounced in males with incidences rising 27 per cent.

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BBC Radio 4's Nightwatch features patient from sleep unit

21 May 2013, 10:17 a.m.

Andrea, the mother of a patient from the hospital’s sleep unit, explained on a late-night radio show what it's like to have a daughter with congenital central hypoventilation system (CCHS).

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New grant to create 3D models of heart defects

13 May 2013, 2:58 p.m.

New 3D modelling techniques which could give a more realistic view of heart defects in patients are being researched at Great Ormond Street Hospital and University College London, thanks to a grant from Heart Research UK.

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Former GOSH patient climbs Everest in the name of medical science

30 Apr 2013, 12:57 p.m.

Nine-year-old Jack is one of 12 intrepid youngsters who made a remarkable contribution to medical science earlier this month. A former patient at Great Ormond Street Hospital, Jack, accompanied by his father Lee, trekked to the foothills of Mount Everest

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