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| Charlie Gard: Professor who offered to help baby has 'financial interest' in drug he was treating him with, says GOSH | |
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| The American doctor who offered to help Charlie Gard had a “financial interest” in the proposed treatment method, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has claimed. | The American doctor who offered to help Charlie Gard had a “financial interest” in the proposed treatment method, Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) has claimed. |
| Michio Hirano said he had new information on the baby's condition and that experimental drugs provided during nucleoside therapy could give him a chance of survival. | Michio Hirano said he had new information on the baby's condition and that experimental drugs provided during nucleoside therapy could give him a chance of survival. |
| In a statement, Gosh said they were disappointed that Dr Hirano had given evidence in court without having visited Charlie or having read his up-to-date medical information. | In a statement, Gosh said they were disappointed that Dr Hirano had given evidence in court without having visited Charlie or having read his up-to-date medical information. |
| “[Dr Hirano] stated that not only had he not visited the hospital to examine Charlie but in addition, he had not read Charlie’s contemporaneous medical records or viewed Charlie’s brain imaging or read all of the second opinions about Charlie’s condition (obtained from experts all of whom had taken the opportunity to examine him and consider his records) or even read the Judge’s decision made on 11 April,” Gosh said, in a statement that was read out at the High Court by Katie Gollop QC. | “[Dr Hirano] stated that not only had he not visited the hospital to examine Charlie but in addition, he had not read Charlie’s contemporaneous medical records or viewed Charlie’s brain imaging or read all of the second opinions about Charlie’s condition (obtained from experts all of whom had taken the opportunity to examine him and consider his records) or even read the Judge’s decision made on 11 April,” Gosh said, in a statement that was read out at the High Court by Katie Gollop QC. |
| “Further, GOSH was concerned to hear the Professor state, for the first time, whilst in the witness box, that he retains a financial interest in some of the NBT compounds he proposed prescribing for Charlie.” | “Further, GOSH was concerned to hear the Professor state, for the first time, whilst in the witness box, that he retains a financial interest in some of the NBT compounds he proposed prescribing for Charlie.” |
| Charlie’s parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, have now ended their High Court fight to take their critically ill son to the US for treatment, putting an end to a five-month legal battle with doctors. | Charlie’s parents, Chris Gard and Connie Yates, have now ended their High Court fight to take their critically ill son to the US for treatment, putting an end to a five-month legal battle with doctors. |
| Results of new medical tests on Charlie found the “window of opportunity had been lost” and the damage meant “the treatment could no longer be successful”. | Results of new medical tests on Charlie found the “window of opportunity had been lost” and the damage meant “the treatment could no longer be successful”. |
| Mr Gard read a statement outside the High Court and said the last year had been “the best, the worst and ultimately life-changing months of our lives” but “all our efforts have been for him”. | Mr Gard read a statement outside the High Court and said the last year had been “the best, the worst and ultimately life-changing months of our lives” but “all our efforts have been for him”. |
| “We are truly devastated to say that following the most recent MRI scan of Charlie’s muscles ... we have decided that it’s no longer in Charlie‘s best interests to pursue treatment and we will let our son go and be with the angels,” he said. | “We are truly devastated to say that following the most recent MRI scan of Charlie’s muscles ... we have decided that it’s no longer in Charlie‘s best interests to pursue treatment and we will let our son go and be with the angels,” he said. |
| A spokesperson for GOSH said: “We have always paid tribute to the extraordinary courage and strength of Connie Yates and Chris Gard and their devotion to their son. | A spokesperson for GOSH said: “We have always paid tribute to the extraordinary courage and strength of Connie Yates and Chris Gard and their devotion to their son. |
| "Today our hearts go out to them as they face the most difficult decision that any parent should ever have to make." | "Today our hearts go out to them as they face the most difficult decision that any parent should ever have to make." |
| Agencies contributed to this report | Agencies contributed to this report |