Latest press releases

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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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One in 14 pregnant women has an eating disorder

20 Mar 2013, 9:33 a.m.

Women should be screened for an eating disorder at their antenatal check-up, recommends a paper led by a team at the UCL Institute of Child Health.

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GOSH patient features in Channel 4 documentary

13 Mar 2013, 2:56 p.m.

Channel 4’s long running documentary Born to be Different returns to our screens on Thursday 14 and Thursday 21 March, 9-10pm.

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