
Blood transfusion
People can have different blood types, known as blood groups. There are four main blood groups – A, B, AB and O

Iron Chelation
Chelation therapy is essential for patients with thalassaemia on transfusion programmes and for patients with thalassaemia intermedia who have iron overload.
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Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
PGD started nearly 25 years ago and thousands of babies have been born worldwide since then.

Zoe’s Nutrition Corner
Nutrition can play a vital role for people who have Thalassaemia.
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Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are scientific studies conducted to find better ways to prevent, screen for, diagnose, or treat disease.

NHS Treatment for non UK residents
There are 2 ways patients from EU countries can pay for treatment in another member state:

Psychological Support
Thoughts, feelings and thalassaemia. It is natural to for us all to feel low at times, especially when you are living with a chronic condition like thalassaemia.

Navigating periods of transitions
“Everything flows and nothing stays” – Heraclitus
The ancient Greek phrase ‘panta rhei’ coined by philosopher Heraclitus is roughly translated to mean everything flows.
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