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GOSH Charity and LifeArc commit close to £1m for life-saving child health research across UK

31 Mar 2026, 10:37 a.m.

In a world where rare disease research is often overlooked by funders, Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity (GOSH Charity) and self-funded medical research organisation LifeArc have partnered again to support three research projects to develop new t…

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GOSH Charity-funded team engineers first lab-grown oesophagus in breakthrough for children’s surgery

20 Mar 2026, 11:31 a.m.

Scientists from Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) and University College London (UCL) have created the first lab-grown oesophagus.

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‘She’s found her feet now’: Meet Yumna

13 Mar 2026, 10:26 a.m.

Yumna was less than two years old when she was diagnosed with high risk neuroblastoma. Four years later, she’s back to being herself.

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New childhood cancer research collaborations through C-Further

10 Mar 2026, 10:33 a.m.

We're funding two new international cancer research projects. These collaborations are through the C-Further initiative, which is focused on new treatments for childhood cancers.

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The Omaze Million Pound House Draw, Cornwall, has now closed

25 Feb 2026, 9 a.m.

Thank you for your interest in the Omaze Million Pound House Draw, Cornwall. This draw has now closed.

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