Latest press releases

The latest Great Ormond Street Hospital press releases are collected here. For our general news and feature pieces, please access our news area.

Photo of Kieran, smiling and wearing sunglasses atop his head. His new right ear is visible.

GOSH patient reveals new ears made from his own ribs

5 Jun 2015, 12:17 p.m.

Nine-year-old Kieran has fulfilled his dream of wearing sunglasses after surgery to construct ears at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Photos of kidney cysts

Researchers uncover new treatment for world’s most common inherited kidney disease

3 Jun 2015, 10:01 a.m.

A new technique for treating polycystic kidney disease has been identified by researchers based at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH), the research partner of Great Ormond Street Hospital.

Infusions of donor bone marrow cells help children with inherited skin blistering

26 May 2015, 4:10 p.m.

Promising results from a trial of a new stem-cell based therapy for a rare and debilitating skin condition have been published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology. The therapy, involving infusions of stem cells, was found to provide pain relief an

Microscopic image of lymphatic vessels in the heart

Researchers discover new way to regenerate hearts after a heart attack

20 May 2015, 5:50 p.m.

A study co-led by Great Ormond Street Hospital’s research partner, the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH), and the University of Oxford has identified a new way to heal a patient’s heart following a heart attack, representing an exciting step forward in

Photo of Peter Pan statue with his left hand stretched up to the sky. On his index finger is a thimble, which his trusty friend Tinkerbell is trying to wrestle off. In Peter’s other hand he has a palm of invisible fairy dust which he is blowing onto passers-by.

New ITV drama 'Peter and Wendy' based on the novel Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie

14 May 2015, 10:14 a.m.

ITV has commissioned a new version of J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan with international pop star, singer/songwriter and actress Paloma Faith making a guest appearance as Tinker Bell, Academy Award nominee Stanley Tucci (Julie and Julia, Devil Wears Prada) playin