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.

Frequent Flyer patients with cystic fibrosis spend less time in hospital and more at the gym

25 Feb 2013, 5:29 p.m.

Children with moderate to severe cystic fibrosis (CF) enrolled on a programme offering physiotherapy, dietary support and personal training sessions at their local gym, were found to spend less time in hospital receiving antibiotics, as well as boosting t

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The Prince of Wales visits Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children

21 Feb 2013, 3:37 p.m.

On Thursday 21 February 2013, HRH The Prince of Wales visited staff, patients and supporters at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH).

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ICH research highlights unmet needs of children and young people with cancer and challenges public policy

20 Feb 2013, 10:55 a.m.

Despite a global effort to prevent, cure, and control cancer, the specific needs of children and young people have been overlooked, according to academics at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH).

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Researchers find gene responsible for rare condition that can lead to melanomas

12 Feb 2013, 7:01 p.m.

The genetic cause of a rare condition which causes large moles to grow on the skin and brain before birth and which increases the risk of melanoma, has finally been identified in a study led by the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH) and Great Ormond Stre

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Obesity leads to vitamin D deficiency

5 Feb 2013, 10:11 a.m.

Obesity can lead to a lack of vitamin D circulating in the body, according to a study led by the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH).

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