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Talented GOSH patients bring environmental issues to life for NHS Sustainability Day
27 Mar 2015, 5:47 p.m.
A 62 metre long artwork created by patients at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) was the star attraction at the GOSH Sustainability Fair in celebration of NHS Sustainability Day.
Great Ormond Street Hospital launches new safer, more accurate test for Down’s Syndrome
27 Mar 2015, midnight
A new non-invasive prenatal test for Down’s Syndrome has been launched this week by Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), offering expectant mothers greater accuracy and a reduced need for invasive tests, which can lead to miscarriage.
Infection in cystic fibrosis patients is found not to be contagious
26 Mar 2015, 5:03 p.m.
An infection that was thought to able to pass from person to person with cystic fibrosis seems not to be transmissible between children in hospital, find researchers at GOSH.
Most antibiotics during pregnancy are unlikely to cause neurological damage to fetuses
25 Mar 2015, 6:18 p.m.
The majority of antibiotics prescribed during pregnancy do not increase the risk of term babies being born with epilepsy or cerebral palsy finds research by teams at the UCL Institute of Child Health, research partner of Great Ormond Street Hospital.
