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NICE recommends maralixibat for treatment of cholestatic pruritus in Alagille Syndrome
Liver UK is delighted to hear Friday’s announcement from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) that they recommend maralixibat for use within the NHS for treating cholestatic pruritus (severe itch) due to ...
Liver UK visit the Senedd
We brought our Love Your Liver Roadshow to Senedd Cymru on Tuesday 6th October, to highlight the urgent need for earlier detection and improved care in Wales. By attending with our Love Your Liver Unit, we were able to demonstrate our ...
Millions living with fatty liver disease without knowing it, UK study suggests
New research released today at the UK’s leading liver conference shows that millions of people in the UK are living with fatty liver disease without a diagnosis. Researchers presenting new data at the British Association for the Study ...
Have fun while raising funds for Liver UK at your work Christmas event
We’re pleased to be partnering with o3e to offer a different approach to your Christmas parties and team-building events.
As part of the partnership, your team can take part in a range of fun, practical activities while helping to ...
Bournemouth couple take 80 years of running experience into the Great South Run
Whilst thousands of people will be taking part in the Great South Run in Portsmouth on October 18, few will be able to match the running experience of Paul and Liz Jenkins.
The couple from Bournemouth have clocked up over 60 ...
Tribute to Shohanna
The team at Liver UK are saddened to hear that Shohanna, one of our amazing young people, has passed away aged 27.
Shohanna, who was born with biliary atresia, received a liver transplant when she was two years old. Her mum Deloris ...
Our Budget Case to the Treasury: Investing in Prevention
The Autumn Budget on 28th October is a chance to prevent thousands of families from experiencing the devastating impact of liver disease. Because 90% of liver disease is preventable, government action on alcohol harm and obesity could ...
Liver UK helps shape new European recommendations on liver cancer surveillance
A major new paper published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe has highlighted the challenges of detecting liver cancer earlier across Europe and sets out practical lessons from countries around the world to improve surveillance ...
The LIVERAGE research studies
The LIVERAGE and LIVERAGE Cirrhosis studies are large clinical research studies for adults living with MASLD, a type of fatty liver disease. These studies focus on people with MASH, a more advanced form of MASLD. The studies include ...
Three in four people first diagnosed with liver disease during emergency hospital admission, major new study finds
Three in four people are first diagnosed with liver disease during an emergency hospital admission, according to a major national study published in the European Journal of Internal Medicine . The study found that almost 60% of these ...
A privilege to cheer you on at the British Transplant Games
The Transplant Games is always a highlight in our calendar as it’s a wonderful opportunity to meet so many of the individuals and families we support face to face. We know what it means for people of all ages just to take part in the ...
Update on trials for future treatment of biliary atresia
As many of the young people and families we support are affected by biliary atresia, we’d like to update you on two pieces of research in this area:
Ipsen evaluation of Bylvay
Ipsen have announced the results of their Phase ...
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