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Great Ormond Street hoping to license gene therapy for ‘bubble baby’ syndrome

Hospital to take unprecedented step after drug firm pulled out despite successful trial of treatment

The Guardian - UK

Keto diet could help treat childhood epilepsy, study finds

Researchers say treatment could be used as alternative to epilepsy drugs

Evening Standard

Sheffield family plead for help after drug trial for boy, 11, is abruptly stopped

Harley Bond’s treatment for a form of childhood dementia ends after deal to buy drug company fell through

The Guardian - UK

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Mother of girl, 7, who went through ‘brutal’ cancer treatment backs GOSH appeal

Daya Amole was diagnosed with neuroblastoma after her mother, Pamela, found a lump in her daughter’s abdomen when she was 11 months old.

The Independent UK

Girl, 8, first UK kidney transplant patient not to need life-long drugs in breakthrough treatment at London hospital

Aditi Shankar will not need to take drugs for life in pioneering transplant treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Evening Standard

Girl, 8, first in UK to get kidney transplant without need for life-long drugs

Scrabble-loving Aditi Shankar will not need to use life-long medicine to prevent her body from rejecting the organ.

The Independent UK

Charity calls for more spending on childhood cancer research

It comes amid efforts to raise £300 million to build a state-of-the-art Children’s Cancer Centre at Great Ormond Street Hospital.

The Independent UK

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Face of an NHS in crisis: Girl, 14, could be left unable to walk after brain surgery cancelled three times

Exclusive: At least 340 life-saving children’s operations were shelved from April to December 2022, writes Rebecca Thomas

The Independent UK

Vanessa Feltz becomes a town crier

The star has been out spreading a summer message

Wales Online

Charlie Gard's parents say watching BBC drama echoing son's story was 'punch to the gut'

Connie Yates and Chris Gard were embroiled in a heartbreaking legal and medical battle over their son Charlie, who suffered from a rare genetic condition, six years ago

Daily Mirror

Charlie Gard's parents reminded of horrific court battle while watching new TV drama

Connie Yates and Chris Gard were forced to fight the NHS for the right to take their baby boy out of hospital for potentially life-saving treatment

Chronicle Live

Charlie Gard's parents relived horror of court battle while watching new TV drama

Like the family in the four-part series, Connie Yates and Chris Gard had to fight the NHS for the right to take their baby son out of hospital for potentially life-saving treatment

Daily Mirror

Toddler who died after contracting herpes 'didn't have immune system' to fight

Three-year-old Raffy Holliday, who was undergoing treatment for Leukemia, passed away after suffering inflammation of the brain.

Daily Record

Toddler, 3, died after catching disease 70 per cent of children contract as devastated parents warn others

Raffy Holliday passed away at Great Ormond Street Hospital

Manchester Evening News

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Daily Mirror

Toddler, 3, dies after catching herpes as heartbroken parents issue new warning

Raffy Holliday, three, passed away at Great Ormond Street Hospital after contracting herpes. His parents are now campaigning to increase testing for the virus in hospitals

Wales Online

'Don't eat' warning to shoppers as Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Morrisons, Waitrose and Sainsbury's pull items from shelves

The products can be returned for a refund

Wales Online

The Welsh mum running the London Marathon inspired by her son's bravery after rare syndrome diagnosis

She says her son is her 'inspiration'

The Guardian - UK

I was used as a scapegoat when Baby P died – Sunak’s attacks on social workers are dangerous

I lost my job and was vilified in the media. Social workers must stand up against baseless accusations, says former director of education and children’s social care Sharon Shoesmith

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The Independent UK

GOSH Charity launches biggest-ever appeal for £300m world-leading cancer centre

The charity is aiming to raise £3.5 million for the Build it. Beat it campaign from runners taking part in the TCS London Marathon on April 23.

The Independent UK

Great Ormond Street Hospital unable to hire dentists for two years amid national staffing crisis

Exclusive: NHS’s most famous children’s hospital warns of “significant” delays in dentistry as its unable to recruit staff

Daily Mirror

Family's horror as doctors and nurses joke about 'Grim Reaper' outside cancer son's room

The family of Raffy Holiday, 3, were horrified when they overheard doctors and nurses joking about the Grim Reaper outside the hospital room of their ill little boy

The Independent UK

Mother takes on marathon in memory of son who died before his first birthday

Suzie began running after Max died from a malignant rhabdoid tumour in August 2019.

Daily Record

Revolutionary genetic treatment cures 13-year-old's 'incurable' cancer

Scientists say without the treatment, Alyssa's only option would have been palliative care after exhausting chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant treatments.

The Guardian - UK

Revolutionary gene therapy offers hope for untreatable cancers

UK teenager is first person in the world to receive ‘base-edited’ cells that could transform cancer medicine

Evening Standard

Girl, 13, ‘leukaemia-free’ after world-first use of cell engineering therapy at London’s Great Ormond Street Hospital

Scientists hope the experimental therapy will pave the way for new treatments and ‘ultimately better futures for sick children’

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