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Running to remember Codie – Aidan’s Mosspaul challenge
Aidan Reilly has regularly taken part in the Mosspaul ride out, a 28 mile round trip which is a long established tradition in his home town of Hawick in the Scottish borders. Now the 30 year old police officer has decided to run the ...
What saying yes to organ donation means to us – a letter to our donor family
Families often have to make the final decision about whether their loved ones organs are donated at the most heart breaking of times. Often organ recipients write letters to their donor family to thank them for their decision and ...
New treatment approved by NICE offers hope for people living with primary biliary cholangitis
Thousands of primary biliary cholangitis (PBC) patients could benefit from new medication that may help reduce one of its most debilitating symptoms – persistent and severe itching, known as pruritus.
Taken as a daily pill, ...
Rachel to run ultra marathon in memory of her grandad
Rachel Surgener from Rothesay on the Isle of Bute is taking on the North Yorks Ultra Challenge, a 50K run along the stunning coastline from Scarborough to Whitby, next weekend (June 20th). She is hoping that her efforts will raise ...
A clinical study for people living with alcohol-related liver disease (ARLD)
The STARLIGHT Study is testing a study drug to see if it can reduce the harmful effects of alcohol on the liver in adults with ARLD who:
• Are 18 to 70 years of age.
• Have drunk alcohol within the last 4 months.
• Have been ...
New research highlights stark inequalities in access to life-saving liver transplants
New research published today reveals a stark reality for people with chronic liver disease in England: despite facing a high risk of death after emergency hospital admission, the vast majority are not receiving a potentially ...
New Pilot Assessment and Recovery Centres could save hundreds of lives a year
An additional 200 liver transplants could be carried out per year, if 15 pilot Assessment and Recovery Centres (ARC) set up by NHS Blood and Transplant are successful.
Under the pilot scheme donated organs that might not otherwise ...
A historic moment for liver health
On the 21st of May 2026, the 79th World Health Assembly voted to adopt a resolution on steatotic liver disease.
Steatotic liver disease includes metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), metabolic ...
Cell therapy offers ‘real hope’ for people living with cirrhosis
A pioneering treatment which could slow or reverse liver failure and offer a potential alternative to liver transplants has shown positive results in a medical trial.
70% of end-stage liver disease patients who were treated with ...
Liver transplantation for severe alcohol-related hepatitis. A UK initiative
Alcohol-related liver disease is the most common cause of liver failure and alcohol-specific death in the UK. Liver failure due to alcohol is a devastating illness. It causes early death. And can seriously affect survivors and their ...
Aidan takes on Half Ironman challenge in tribute to his much-loved stepfather
Aidan hadn’t swum or cycled since school, but the loss of his beloved stepfather, Tony, to liver cancer has motivated him to train six days a week for a 70.3-mile Half Ironman challenge for the British Liver Trust.
The challenge in ...
Chief Executive to retire after seven years of leadership
Pamela Healy OBE, the British Liver Trust Chief Executive, has announced that she will retire later this year from this full time role after more than seven years of dedicated leadership.
During her tenure, Pamela has led the charity ...
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