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The GOSH press office handles all media relations, including journalist, filming, and photography enquiries.

Placenta protection from COVID-19 for unborn babies

23 Nov 2021, 4:20 p.m.

Unborn babies are mostly protected from COVID-19 by the placenta, but may become infected if their gut is exposed to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, reveals a new study from GOSH and UCL GOS ICH.

Clinical trial for children with rare skin condition gets underway

18 Nov 2021, 9:07 a.m.

Clinicians at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) have begun the largest ever stem cell clinical trial for children with the severe genetic skin condition Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa (RDEB).

Rare disease genome sequencing uncovers new diagnoses for patients

15 Nov 2021, 2:08 p.m.

A world-first scientific study with major involvement from GOSH, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, has shown that whole genome sequencing (WGS) can uncover new diagnoses for people across the broadest range of rare diseases.

The Lucy Booth mental health, drop-in centre

The Lucy Project lands mental health award

12 Nov 2021, 2:46 p.m.

Last month, part of Great Ormond Street Hospital's (GOSH) Psychological and Mental Health Services department scooped the Mental Health Award at the British Medical Journal (BMJ) Awards, for a piece of work called the Lucy Project.

Bill in his 90s. Smiling and looking into the distance

GOSH during the 1920s – Bill’s Story

5 Nov 2021, 3:59 p.m.

Just over a year ago we received an email from Bill Berry — then 95-years-old. In his email, he thanked Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) for looking after him as a baby and young boy. Bill passed away in September 2021, having lived a life of adventure