“I will always try my best to look forward to the future that my two donors gave me.”
Last year, liver transplant recipient Valerie shared her thoughts and feelings on shielding and lockdown. For Mental …
“People know exactly how you’re feeling”: How virtual support groups have been a lifeline for liver patients
Lianne (pictured) is a Liver Transplant Social Worker at Freeman Hospital in Newcastle. She explains how the …
Bill’s story: Our experience of loss and lockdown
Liver transplant recipient, Bill, was shielding with his wife during lockdown. In this blog, he shares how …
British Liver Trust celebrates Organ Donation Week
This week (7th to 13th September 2020) is Organ Donation Week, when the British Liver Trust will …
Study successfully grows liver ‘lobules’ in the lymph nodes of pigs
A new study by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine has shown that large …
Local lockdowns – what they mean for people on the ‘shielding list’
As infection rates drop and shielding guidance is relaxed across much of the UK, most clinically extremely …
British Liver Trust welcomes breakthrough in liver transplant technology
Researchers from the University Hospital Zurich, ETH Zurich, Wyss Zurich and the University of Zurich have developed …