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Amy sitting at home in hip spica cast, smiling to camera

Former GOSH patient fulfils dream to run London Marathon

8 Sep 2022, 4:29 p.m.

Meet Amy from London. Until the age of 16, she received treatment from the "wonderful orthopaedics team" at GOSH for hip dysplasia.

Now 21, she's doing well and recently graduated from the University of Chichester with a degree in earl…

Image of Dr Karin Straathof in the lab, looking into microscope. Another researcher can be seen in the background.

GOSH Charity gives £1.2m grant to researchers to find treatment for childhood cancer

7 Sep 2022, 12:05 p.m.

This Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, we share the news that Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) is funding a pioneering clinical trial at GOSH. This trial provides hope for treatment for a notoriously difficult to treat …

GOSH patient Abigail to walk 5k one year after heart transplant

24 Aug 2022, 4:16 p.m.

Meet nine-year-old Abigail from Yorkshire. Last year, she had a heart transplant at GOSH and spent 17 weeks in hospital. This October, she’ll be taking on our 5k RBC Race for the Kids in Hyde Park.

Dad runs marathon for GOSH after daughter's treatment

16 Aug 2022, 10:50 a.m.

Last year, Marnie was treated at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for a rare condition called Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH). She finished treatment earlier this year and rang her end of treatment bell in July. This October, her dad Dean wil…

New family accommodation opens just ninety seconds from GOSH

28 Jul 2022, 10:21 a.m.

Two new family accommodation complexes have opened their doors.