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Symptom awareness of deadliest cancers is as low as 4% in the UK
New data released by the Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce on World Cancer Day shows that symptoms awareness …
Alcohol deaths hit record high during pandemic
The number of people dying from alcohol-related causes reached a new high in 2020, according to figures …
Preventing non-communicable diseases in Wales
The British Liver Trust has joined forces with Wales’s other leading Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) charities to call …
Auto-immune hepatitis and Covid-19
A recent study by researchers at Oxford University Hospitals into the effects of the Covid-19 virus on …
Eat your greens: Study suggests a plant-rich Mediterranean diet can reduce NAFLD risk
Results from a new clinical trial suggest that a new diet may reduce the risk of developing …
British Liver Trust hosts online training for GPs across the UK
Early detection of liver disease within primary care environments is critical to reducing the burden of liver …
Why frailty matters for people with cirrhosis
We’re delighted to introduce Dr Jennifer Lai MD, MBA, Hepatologist and Associate Professor in Residence at the …
Covid pandemic could lead to tens of thousands more liver disease cases in 2021, warns charity
The British Liver Trust is calling for every person in the UK to consider their liver health …
Looking after your mental health during the coronavirus pandemic
We are now ten months into the COVID 19 pandemic and it’s been a really difficult time …
New ‘Eating well for a healthy liver’ factsheet and video
For Love Your Liver month, we’ve launched a new healthy liver factsheet and video for anyone wishing …