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Alyssa on ‘cell day’ - the day she received the base-edited cell therapy. May 2022.

GOSH patient receives world-first treatment for her 'incurable' T-cell leukaemia

11 Dec 2022, 8 a.m.

In May 2022, Alyssa, 13 from Leicester, became the first reported patient in the world to receive base-edited T-cells at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH), in collaboration with the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS

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Annie and Issie with their mum, Hannah, and surgical team

Conjoined twins Annie and Issie return home for Christmas after separation surgery

8 Dec 2022, 11 a.m.

In September, conjoined twins Annabelle and Isabelle were successfully separated at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)..

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Drawings of pages with infomation on

Scarlet Fever and invasive Group A strep: advice for parents and carers

6 Dec 2022, 11 a.m.

Over the last couple of weeks, a number of children have sadly died after contracting Group A streptococcal (GAS) infection – often called ‘Strep A’.

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Graphic of proposed new main entrance at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Our proposals for a new cancer facility

28 Nov 2022, 10 a.m.

Great Ormond Street Hospital is planning to rebuild the Frontage Building and main entrance to create a Children’s Cancer Centre.

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Image of rod cells in the retina of the 'mini eyes'

'Mini eyes’ help researchers understand blindness in rare condition

18 Nov 2022, 11:48 a.m.

Researchers at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH) have grown ‘mini eyes’ in the lab which will help researchers understand how blindness develops in the rare genetic condition Usher syndrome.

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