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Charts on children’s lung function rewritten after study of 2,200 school pupils 22 Aug 2013 | 09:16 pm
Researchers are set to rewrite the charts they use to assess children’s lungs and diagnose respiratory conditions, following an extensive study of more than 2,000 primary school pupils in London. The...
Winning gold at the World Transplant Games 21 Aug 2013 | 05:48 pm
Great Ormond Street Hospital patient Flora, a transplant recipient, was part of the British youth squad at the recent World Transplant Games. She wrote about her experience at her first ever Games. I...
A postcard from Cornwall (filled with worry) 21 Aug 2013 | 02:54 pm
Hi everyone, So, I’m back from my holiday in Cornwall. Rather unsurprisingly while I was away I found myself also having a little holiday from training and only managed one run. It was a great little...
Meet the team: Somers Clinical Research Facility 14 Aug 2013 | 02:18 pm
The Somers Clinical Research Facility (CRF) at Great Ormond Street Hospital provides specialist care for children and young people voluntarily taking part in clinical research studies. Clinical trials...
Muscle tissue successfully xenotransplanted in new study 13 Aug 2013 | 03:09 pm
The possibility of using animal parts to overcome human organ shortages moves one step closer to realisation following the successful transplant of rabbit skeletal muscle tissue into rats, by a team l...
Building up to the big day 13 Aug 2013 | 03:00 pm
Kat’s away this week, so we’ve asked fellow runner Matt to guest blog in her place. He’s taking part in Run to the Beat on 8 September and training hard. Several of the many, many articles I’ve read ...
Being a teenager at Great Ormond Street Hospital 9 Aug 2013 | 07:41 pm
Three Great Ormond Street Hospital patients helped us produce a short film recently to support patients moving from the hospital to adult services. Jack is 13 years old and told us about being a patie...
Doctors at Great Ormond Street Hospital to give deaf boy ears made from his own ribs 8 Aug 2013 | 09:03 pm
A boy born deaf and without any ears will have a set made from his own ribs at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH). Surgeons will use eight-year-old Kieran’s cartilage to build a pair of ears and gra...
Feeling inspired 7 Aug 2013 | 02:03 pm
This weekend I was working at the first ever Prudential RideLondon–Surrey 100 and was lucky enough to meet many of the riders raising money for Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. I work...
Patients get to “Breathe Magic” 6 Aug 2013 | 09:25 pm
GO Create! is an arts programme funded by Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity. Each year, the programme invites an artist to a creative residency at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), wh...
