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New digital “prehab” service for people waiting for a liver transplant
A liver transplant is a major operation. To be on the transplant list, patients must be both …
Do you live with hepatitis B and want to help shape the language used to talk about it?
INVOLVEMENT OPPORTUNITY – South East London, Hepatitis B Do you live with hepatitis B and want to …
NAFLD, MASLD or fatty liver disease? Our approach to help everyone communicate clearly
In June 2023 major international liver disease societies announced that the name NAFLD was changing to MASLD. …
British Liver Trust welcomes today’s announcement in the King’s Speech to restrict advertising of junk food to children
The British Liver Trust has been campaigning to bring forward measures to restrict junk food advertising. We …
New minimum standards for liver cancer surveillance in England
Hepatocellular carcinoma, or HCC, is the most common type of liver cancer and the fastest rising cause …
Obeticholic acid (OCA) licensing in the UK – update following European Medicines Agency decision
This blog was last updated on 19th December 2024 (see below) On 28th June 2024 the European …
British Liver Trust has ambitious plans for the new Parliament
The new Government must prioritise improving prevention, early diagnosis, and treatment of liver disease and liver cancer …
New expert team to support living donor liver transplantation across the UK
A new team of experts has been created to help liver transplant centres across the UK increase …
Record–breaking liver health roadshow in Stoke reveals one in ten at risk of preventable liver disease
One in ten people who visited the British Liver Trust’s Love Your Liver roadshow in Stoke last …
British Liver Trust warns of fatty liver disease tsunami, due to the link between fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes
Two-thirds of people living with type 2 diabetes also have fatty liver disease[i] – but they may …