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Features, news, stories and interviews from Great Ormond Street Hospital Charity.

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Panel discussion between BBC journalist and GOSH researchers

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.

Maya looking at GOSH Play Specialist and smiling

"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…

MC Grammar at World Book Day event, standing next to smiling GOSH patient

Bringing the joy of reading to GOSH

18 Mar 2024, 1:54 p.m.

Earlier this month, we joined the charity World Book Day® and Yoto to bring the joy of reading and storytelling to children at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

Arlo sitting on hospital bed and smiling to camera

“Because of research, he's a happy, healthy toddler”

29 Feb 2024, 2:53 p.m.

When Arlo was four months old, he was diagnosed with severe combined immunodeficiency (SCID). SCID is a rare, inherited disorder that causes major abnormalities of the immune system, leading to greatly increased risks of infection and other life-thr…