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Celebrating 30 Years of the National Lottery: Thank you for supporting our work across the UK
Today, the National Lottery turns 30, and we’re taking this opportunity to extend our heartfelt thanks for their incredible support. Over the years, National Lottery funding has played a pivotal role in helping us raise awareness and ...
Elafibranor approved by NICE for primary biliary cholangitis
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today recommended elafibranor as a second-line treatment for primary biliary cholangitis (PBC). The British Liver Trust collated insight from patients and submitted ...
British Liver Trust’s Love Your Liver unit takes centre stage at the Lord Mayor’s Show in London
In November, we proudly showcased our Love Your Liver unit at the Lord Mayor’s Show in central London, helping to raise awareness of liver health among the crowds of spectators lining the streets and the millions watching the ...
The EMERALD study
Trial status: actively recruiting
Trial ID: NCT06823713
What is the EMERALD study?
EMERALD is a clinical trial designed to test if a new treatment called RTX001 is safe, easy to cope with, and works well for people suffering from ...
Roadshow comes to Northampton, Coventry and Leicester to find those ‘unaware’ they have liver damage
Members of the public in Northampton, Coventry and Leicester are being encouraged to get their liver checked for free with the arrival of a mobile liver screening roadshow.
The roadshow will visit:
Northampton at Market Square, ...
Autumn Budget 2024
The British Liver Trust welcome today’s Budget statement and the Chancellor’s decision to increase alcohol duty in line with inflation. This is a significant decision, demonstrating political leadership and a clear commitment to ...
A Way Forward for the Treatment of Obesity – British Liver Trust backs new policy calls
The Obesity Health Alliance, which represents 60 leading health charities, medical royal colleges and campaign groups including the British Liver Trust, has launched a new position statement laying out clear and robust recommendations ...
World-first liver transplant priority offers “genuine hope” for patients with acute on chronic liver failure
People with an often-fatal liver condition are being prioritised for liver transplants for the first time thanks to a world-leading NHS change. This life-saving approach is now being considered by other countries across the ...
Love Your Liver roadshow welcomed to Stormont by Northern Ireland’s MLAs
The Love Your Liver roadshow visited Stormont in September, the seat of the Northern Ireland Assembly on a beautiful sunny day in September to highlight our call for increased awareness and stronger action on prevention, and to ...
Latest data reinforces calls for extension of opt-out hepatitis B testing and highlights need to resolve inequalities
New data presented today at the British Association for the Study of the Liver Annual Meeting in Harrogate has added weight to calls from the British Liver Trust for opt out blood testing to be made routinely available in all ...
Members of the Scottish Parliament call for more action to address the liver disease crisis
To mark Liver Cancer Awareness Month, the Scottish Parliament held a debate yesterday on raising awareness of liver disease in Scottish Parliament. Our policy team secured the debate, which highlighted the scale and severity of the ...
Campaign urges people at risk to get their flu and COVID-19 vaccinations
As winter approaches, so does the circulation of respiratory viruses, increasing the risk to liver patients of getting seriously ill.
However, taking up both the flu and COVID vaccines ahead of the colder months provides the best ...
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