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.

Surgery boost for children with drug-resistant epilepsy

15 May 2012, 4:24 p.m.

The NHS announced today that children with drug-resistant epilepsy across England will benefit from a major expansion of specialist brain surgery and assessment.

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Greater awareness needed of rare disease cluster to aid earlier diagnosis

15 May 2012, 1:57 p.m.

World experts gather at first international cilia scientific conference in London, 16-18 May

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Two ICH academics honoured

10 May 2012, 11:37 a.m.

Five medical researchers from UCL have been recognised for excellence in medical science by election to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

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Research reveals association between red hair gene and rare birthmarks

10 May 2012, 10:08 a.m.

Research carried out at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and the UCL Institute of Child Health has identified that the gene causing red hair - melanocortin-1-receptor (MC1R) - is more common in children with Congenital Melanocytic Naevi (CMN), a rare f

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Great Ormond Street documentary on BBC2

8 May 2012, 6:07 p.m.

A new documentary series following patients, families, doctors, surgeons and nurses at Great Ormond Street airs on BBC2.

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