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Lab-grown mini-organs could offer treatment hope for children with intestinal failure

7 Sep 2020, 4 p.m.

Pioneering scientists at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (ICH) and the Francis Crick Institute have grown human intestinal grafts using stem cells from patient tissue that could one day lead to pe

Organ Donation Week: Enzo's story

7 Sep 2020, 3:52 p.m.

Enzo and his twin sister, Savannah, were born prematurely at 27 weeks. Sadly, Savannah passed away after developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a serious illness in which tissues in the intestine become inflamed and start to die. Soon after losing hi

Patients Lucie and Isobel with their brother Jude and dog Lula.

Lucie and Isobel’s new hearts

7 Sep 2020, 11:37 a.m.

This Organ Donation Week 2020, Mum Joanna shares the story of her two daughters, Lucie and Isobel, who both experienced the same rare heart condition seven years apart and were given life-saving heart transplants.

GOSH patients to access new treatment for rare metabolic disorders

18 Aug 2020, 2:06 p.m.

The treatment for long-chain fatty acid oxidation disorders (LC-FAOD) was trialled at centres around the world including Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), and will be offered to patients on a compassionate use basis following approval by the US Food an

Back in lockdown: Advice from patients and staff

16 Aug 2020, 2:02 p.m.

Now that England is back in lockdown (other parts of the UK have been in lockdown or faced restrictions already), it is understandable that everyone is feeling tired, confused and nervous about what the future will bring. Our staff and patients share thei