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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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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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