New hope for people living with MASH as two treatments receive MHRA approval
People living with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH) have received encouraging news, with the UK medicines regulator approving two treatments for the condition within the past month. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)...
Free and confidential support service for people affected by contaminated blood
The Infected Blood Psychological Service (IBPS) is offering free and confidential support to anyone living in England who has been infected with contaminated blood and their loved ones. The service offers people the space to talk about their experiences and how they...
The MATCH trial – testing Macrophage cells to treat liver cirrhosis
This page is a summary of the MATCH trial. The trial looked at the possibility of using a type of white blood cell called a macrophage to treat liver cirrhosis. What are macrophages? We have lots of different types of white blood cell. They all have different jobs in...
1,000ft-high wing walk is a breeze for thrill-seeker Tracy
Being strapped to the top of a plane and flying at 120mph at 1,000ft isn’t what most people with a fear of heights would do for fun, but Tracy Ross from Helensburgh isn’t most people. The 51-year-old thrill-seeker recently did a wing walk for the British Liver Trust,...