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Research shows alcohol purchases for the heaviest drinkers increased by 17 times during lockdown
New research has found that Britain’s heaviest drinkers bought around 17 times more alcohol from shops and …
Health leaders issue stark warning to Prime Minister: Don’t U-turn on children’s health
The British Liver Trust has joined leaders from the UK’s largest health charities and medical organisations today …
UK’s Early Access to Medicines Scheme now to be put on a legal footing
The Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS) is a vitally important scheme that gives patients with life-threatening …
Cancer survival gap still deadly
New data published by the NHS for the survival rates of adults diagnosed with cancer in England …
This World Cancer Day, the British Liver Trust is calling for global improvements in liver cancer prevention, detection and care
The British Liver Trust supports campaign to recruit people to take part in COVID-19 treatment clinical trial
Adults over the age of 50 or with an underlying health condition, including people with liver disease, …
Transplant recipients invited to take part in new COVID-19 antibody study
If you have had a transplant, you’re aged 18 or over and have had (or are about …
Charity calls for people in the UK to pledge to improve their liver health in 2022 following surge in liver disease deaths
The latest data reveals that deaths from liver disease in UK increased by an alarming 15% in …
New study looks at real world effectiveness of Covid-19 vaccines in solid organ transplant recipients
New research, published in the scientific journal Transplantation, has looked at the effectiveness of the Pfizer and …
The British Liver Trust supports the launch of the NHS Better Health campaign
A new Better Health marketing campaign has been launched today to help people prevent risks of developing …