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Destiny-Rae is a little girl, she is pictured in her hospital bed wearing a white t-shirt with a purple blanket over her

Kidney swap for GOSH patient who’s spent over 3,600 hours on dialysis

23 Apr 2024, 6 a.m.

A five-year-old patient, who has spent almost 10% of her childhood on dialysis, has successfully had a transplant thanks to a kidney-swap scheme.

New cheek swab test helping to monitor children with rare heart condition

22 Apr 2024, 9:49 a.m.

A cheap and simple test, being developed with funding from the British Heart Foundation (BHF), will allow quick and safe monitoring in children with arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathies (ACM).

Human nasal cells cultured in a petri dish

New study finds that nasal cells protect against Covid-19 in children

18 Apr 2024, 9:20 a.m.

New research shows that children are less likely than adults to develop severe COVID because cells in their nose are better at fighting off the virus.

A teenager sits on a sofa in a counselling space, wearing a yellow hoodie whilst a medical professional discusses their experience with them.

New specialist gender service starts

10 Apr 2024, 9 a.m.

A new specialist service for children and young people who need gender-related care and support from the NHS has opened.

New plan announced to get more children access to gene therapy treatments

9 Apr 2024, 9 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has announced plans to revolutionise how children living with a rare disease can gain access to life-changing treatments.