Liver nurses ‘listen for red flags’ and are here to help
My name is Rebecca, and I am proud to manage the British Liver Trust’s nurse-led helpline. We are here for everyone with any type of liver condition or liver cancer. It may be a call from the patient, or from a family member who is trying to work out what to do for...
Mother to child transmission of Hepatitis B eliminated in England
Hepatitis B transmission from mothers to babies has been eliminated in England, thanks to universal screening and targeted infant immunisation. An estimated 206,000 people in England live with chronic hepatitis B, a viral infection that affects the liver and is passed...
New report points to avoidable and unnecessary alcohol related liver disease deaths
Publication today in the Lancet ‘Deaths from alcohol-related liver disease: an escalating tragedy’ highlights the need for urgent action to reduce unnecessary and avoidable deaths from alcohol-related liver disease. The Lancet article follows a report published this...