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Kidney swap for GOSH patient

Destiny-Rae has spent almost 10 percent of her childhood on dialysis

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New specialist gender service starts

A new specialist service for children and young people who need gender-related care and support from the NHS has opened.

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Ace by the sea

First-of-its-kind study into the Ketogenic diet

Ace was placed on a ketogenic diet as part of a first-of-its-kind study to investigate whether the diet is as effective as further anti-seizure medication for infants with drug-resistant epilepsy.

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A new Children's Cancer Centre

Learn more about our fantastic plans for a new facility at Great Ormond Street Hospital, dedicated to the treatment of children with cancer.

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Great Ormond Street Hospital Learning Academy

The GOSH Learning Academy represents our educational mission to help healthcare practitioners around the world build rewarding careers and provide outstanding training to drive improvements in paediatric care.

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Destiny-Rae is a little girl, she is pictured in her hospital bed wearing a white t-shirt with a purple blanket over her

Kidney swap for GOSH patient who’s spent over 3,600 hours on dialysis

23 Apr 2024, 6 a.m.

A five-year-old patient, who has spent almost 10% of her childhood on dialysis, has successfully had a transplant thanks to a kidney-swap scheme.
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Bea

New cheek swab test helping to monitor children with rare heart condition

22 Apr 2024, 9:49 a.m.

A cheap and simple test, being developed with funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF), will allow quick and safe monitoring in children with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies (ACM).
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General news
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New study finds that nasal cells protect against Covid-19 in children

18 Apr 2024, 9:20 a.m.

New research shows that children are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID because cells in their nose are better at fighting off the virus.
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Help pioneer new treatments for millions of people this DNA Day

23 Apr 2024, 9:41 a.m.

DNA Day is coming up this Thursday (25 April) and the team behind the DNA, Children + Young People’s Health Resource (D-CYPHR) are encouraging children and young people to contribute to important health research.
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Research and Innovation
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Raising awareness on Rare Disease Day

8 Mar 2024, 12:04 p.m.

To celebrate Rare Disease Day we invited patients and their families to try out 13 different hands-on and interactive fun and educational science and research activities for children and adults.
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General news
A teenager sits on a sofa in a counselling space, wearing a yellow hoodie whilst a medical professional discusses their experience with them.

New specialist gender service starts

10 Apr 2024, 9 a.m.

A new specialist service for children and young people who need gender-related care and support from the NHS has opened.
Read more
General news