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MPs call for urgent action to tackle surging deaths caused by late diagnosis of liver disease
On Tuesday 17th January, the British Liver Trust and the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Liver Disease and …
Support our call for opt-out testing of hepatitis B and hepatitis C in more emergency departments
The British Liver Trust has joined with other charities leading in the fight against Hepatitis B, Hepatitis …
Welsh Parliament hold first ever debate on liver disease and liver cancer public health emergency
On Wednesday, the Welsh Parliament (Senedd Cymru) held the first ever debate on the liver disease and …
Liver cancer deaths are surging due to late diagnosis of the less survivable cancers
The British Liver Trust marked the Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day by calling for urgent action from …
Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day – calling for action to improve early diagnosis
Today (January 11th) is National Less Survivable Cancers Awareness Day, which aims to highlight the critical importance …
Liver disease crisis in Wales to come under the spotlight at Senedd Cymru
Senedd Members will today (11th January) debate the urgent action required to curb the alarming rise in …
National Obesity Awareness Week: Fat and the liver
The British Liver Trust is proud to support National Obesity Awareness Week. The week aims to raise …
NHS industrial action (strikes)
Some NHS staff in England and Wales will be on strike at points in December. Members of …
New report points to avoidable and unnecessary alcohol related liver disease deaths
Publication today in the Lancet ‘Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease: an escalating tragedy’ highlights the need for …
Research shows fatty liver disease may endanger brain health
In a study examining the potential link between non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and brain dysfunction, scientists …