NHS Blood and Transplant are seeking the views of patients on living donor liver transplantation
Living donor liver transplantation emerged across the world in the early 1990s in response to the shortfall in available donor organs for patients in need of a liver transplantation. Since 1998, paediatric centres in the UK have been offering living donor...
Obesity Health Alliance calls for levelling up of health inequalities
The Obesity Health Alliance has produced a new document highlighting the stark health inequalities experienced by people who are overweight or obese in the UK. While excess weight is prevalent nationwide, there are major disparities across age groups, geographical...
Researchers develop highly accurate test to identify NASH and liver fibrosis at an early stage
A new non-invasive blood test for non-alcohol steato hepatitis (NASH) and liver fibrosis could become an invaluable tool in early diagnosis and monitoring of the conditions without the need for an invasive liver biopsy. The liquid biopsy, which predicts the staging of...
Human liver kept for three days successfully transplanted
A damaged human liver has been treated and preserved in a machine for three days before being successfully transplanted into a patient, researchers say. The man quickly recovered his quality of life without any signs of liver damage, as well as rejection, and remains...