Latest press releases

The latest Great Ormond Street Hospital press releases are collected here. For our general news and feature pieces, please access our news area.

BBC Horizon: The Age of Big Data

5 Apr 2013, 2:24 p.m.

A BBC Horizon special met the people at the forefront of the data revolution, looking at the possibilities and the promise of the age of big data.

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GOSH patients feature in new Tourette’s documentary

25 Mar 2013, 3:39 p.m.

Follow the progress of Callum, Connor and Marco in Kids with Tourette’s – In Their Own Words, on Thursday 28 March, 9 – 10pm ITV.

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Children climb Everest for extreme science – and a high-altitude Easter egg hunt

25 Mar 2013, 12:38 p.m.

Twelve children from across the UK are set to take part in the Xtreme Everest expedition, which aims to help clinicians better understand how to treat critically ill children.

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Amniotic fluid stem cells repair gut damage

25 Mar 2013, 11:49 a.m.

Stem cells taken from amniotic fluid were used to restore gut structure and function following intestinal damage in rodents, in new research published in the journal Gut.

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BBC Horizon: How to Avoid Mistakes in Surgery

22 Mar 2013, 10:12 a.m.

In a BBC Horizon special, A&E doctor Kevin Fong explored how doctors can avoid making mistakes in the high-pressure, high-stakes world of the operating theatre.

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