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Newlyweds on tenterhooks as baby girl who had heart surgery 2 weeks ago awaits liver transplant with dad ready to be emergency living donor

Devoted newlyweds whose adorable baby girl was whisked into hospital three days into their honeymoon and had open heart surgery two weeks ago are now on tenterhooks as the “smiley” tot awaits a liver transplant. When within days of little Aria Kean ...

09 Aug 2022 at 08:00

Test could transform liver transplants by predicting complications – scientists

A new test could allow medics to predict the chances of liver transplants developing complications afterwards in less than 10 minutes, scientists have said. A prototype electrochemical biosensor is being developed by University of Edinburgh-based ...

11 Aug 2022 at 01:01

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What you need to know about child hepatitis

Health officials are investigating a surge in hepatitis cases among children in the UK. Since the start of the year, 111 youngsters have required hospital treatment for liver inflammation (hepatitis), with the majority of cases occurring in ...

26 Apr 2022 at 15:55

World first as human liver kept for three days successfully transplanted – study

In a world first, 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 ...

31 May 2022 at 17:00

New liver cancer treatment ‘effective in 90% of patients’

A new treatment for liver cancer which isolates the organ and “bathes” it in chemotherapy has been found to be effective in almost 90% of patients. The procedure being pioneered in the UK at University Hospital Southampton involves ...

03 Apr 2022 at 03:55

Over-50s and vulnerable urged to join antiviral Covid-19 trial

Adults over the age of 50 and people with underlying health problems who get Covid-19 are being urged to join a trial testing antiviral drugs. Officials have said that antiviral drugs – which can help alleviate symptoms and ...

25 Jan 2022 at 07:25

Over 50s and vulnerable urged to join antiviral Covid-19 trial

25 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Leprosy has potential to regenerate livers, study finds

Leprosy, one of the world’s oldest and most persistent diseases, may have the surprising ability to grow and regenerate livers, new research has suggested. Scientists have discovered that parasites associated with the ...

15 Nov 2022 at 19:40

Scientists take first steps towards urine test for cancer

Scientists have discovered a metabolite never found in mammals before which could pave the way for a urine test to detect a type of liver cancer for the first time. Currently there is no definitive urine test used to ...

23 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Music

Voting opens after Mae Muller flies flag for UK during Eurovision final

Voting has opened in the Eurovision final after the UK’s Mae Muller took to the stage for a playful performance of her track, I Wrote A Song. The 25-year-old from north London was the 26th and final act to perform ...

13 May 2023 at 22:28

Music

Tvorchi perform before sea of Ukrainian flags at Eurovision grand final

Ukraine’s Tvorchi have delivered an impassioned performance at the Eurovision Song Contest final as members of the audience waved their national flag. The electronic duo, made up of producer Andrii Hutsuliak and ...

13 May 2023 at 22:04

Music

Former Swedish champion Loreen takes to the stage at Eurovision grand final

Former Eurovision champion Loreen has taken to the stage in Liverpool in a bid to secure her second win at the contest. Representing Sweden, the vocalist, who previously triumphed in 2012, performed her ...

13 May 2023 at 21:10

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