Neriya, 13, has been having treatment using a less invasive method for replacing red blood cells.
At St George’s Hospital in Tooting, south-west London, medics use an ultrasound machine to find a suitable vein before the patient undergoes an automated red blood cell exchange using healthy donated blood.
It reduces the number of sickle cell crises experienced by people with the disorder and cuts the amount of time spent in hospital.LondonMoment Banksy rhino artwork is defaced by man in balaclava Footage shared with the BBC shows the man walk up to the mural and spray paint a white tag over part of it.'Baby opera was engaging and enjoyable'Meet the man behind London's historic pub crawlsIf you’ve ever walked through the "pocket park" at St Pancras, you could be forgiven for missing a piece of Olympic history.
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