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Halloween decorating competition 2019

7 Oct 2019, 3:48 p.m.

The bewitching hour of all hallows is fast approaching and following last year’s fiendishly successful Halloween decorating competion, staff and patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), have been invited to make their wards/offices/laboratories sp

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Oliver's cleft lip journey

3 Oct 2019, 10:04 a.m.

“We wanted to take part in research looking for genetic and lifestyle factors that might cause cleft lips and palates to help prevent other parents having to go through all of this.”

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Cora’s story: Developing resilience

3 Oct 2019, 10:03 a.m.

Cora, aged six, received injections of botox as part of a research study at GOSH. Most people will have heard of botox (or botulinum toxin to give it its proper name) as a cosmetic procedure but did you know that it can also be used to reduce muscle stiff

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Treating George’s Capillary Vascular Malformation

3 Oct 2019, 10 a.m.

During Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes, we’re shining a spotlight on the inspiring staff across the hospital who help children get better and fulfil their potential. Samira Syed is a senior Associate Specialist in paediatrics dermatology and has been at Grea

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My path to research: Meet GOSH physiotherapist Lesley

3 Oct 2019, 9:53 a.m.

Meet physiotherapist Lesley Katchburian who cares for Cora in episode four of Paul O’Grady’s Little Heroes. Lesley, who is Lead Clinical Specialist Physiotherapist for Botulinum Toxin Services in Neurodisability at GOSH, explains why botulinum toxin can b

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