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‘She’s doing fantastically’: Meet 12-year-old Grace

24 Apr 2024, 12:21 p.m.

The Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH will help children like Grace.

Living with cancer is different for every child. It can mean countless rounds of debilitating treatment. Dealing with side effects like mouth ulcers and losing your hair. Not knowing…

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

23 Apr 2024, 12:22 p.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.

Little girl holding blanket and smiling to camera

Octavia's marathon in memory of sister Bella

18 Apr 2024, 1:57 p.m.

Octavia is running this year’s London Marathon in memory of her little sister, Arabella (Bella), who passed away from leukaemia aged eight.

Aged 10, Octavia was her sister’s bone marrow donor for a transplant at GOSH, after tests revealed she was the…

Two children sitting on the sofa at home reading books.

An evening of research: Rewriting the future of child health

11 Apr 2024, 9:20 a.m.

In February, GOSH joined organisations from all over the world in celebrating Rare Disease Day, raising awareness for patients, families and carers around the world that are affected by rare diseases.

Panel discussion between BBC journalist and GOSH researchers

"She gives me this strength that I didn't know I had”

27 Mar 2024, 4:24 p.m.

The new Children’s Cancer Centre at GOSH will help children like Maya.

Maya was born with leukaemia in April 2023, although it wasn’t until six weeks later that she was diagnosed at a hospital in London.

She underwent chemotherapy, immunotherapy and a…

Maya looking at GOSH Play Specialist and smiling