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Plan announced to get more children gene therapy treatments

24 Apr 2024, 4:41 p.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), supported by LifeArc and us here at Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity), has announced its plans to revolutionise how children living with a rare disease can gain access to life-changin…

Little girl wearing sunglasses and crouching down to stroke dolphin in the water

‘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…

Headshot of a young girl sitting on a bed at GOSH and smiling to camera

Kidney swap for GOSH patient

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

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