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Rare Disease-Day 2021

28 Feb 2021, 7 a.m.

Rare Disease Day is an international day celebrated in over 100 countries to raise awareness amongst the general public, the clinical community, and decision-makers about rare diseases and their impact on people affected and their families.

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GOSH is awarded a LUPUS UK Centre of Excellence for Children & Young People

25 Feb 2021, 9 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust (GOSH) has officially been named a LUPUS UK Centre of Excellence for children and young people.

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300 million people globally will suffer from a rare disease at some point in their lives

Global collaborative announced to develop new treatments for paediatric diseases

25 Feb 2021, 7 a.m.

Ahead of Rare Disease Day 2021, GOSH will join forces with three other leading children’s research institutions on three continents to decipher paediatric illnesses, including rare diseases, and find better treatments.

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GOSH Charity Launches Families Appeal

22 Feb 2021, 9:34 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity (GOSH Charity) has recently launched the Families Appeal - a new campaign to support children and families that come to GOSH every day.

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DCD Heart Transplant: GOSH Patients share why the new technique is important

21 Feb 2021, 9:32 a.m.

Using a technique that ‘reanimates’ the heart outside of the body, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), Royal Papworth Hospital (RPH) and NHS Blood & Transplant expand the donor pool and perform six paediatric heart transplants in 2020.

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