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Tests and treatments

The treatment you’ll need depends on your cause of liver disease, and how advanced it is. For example, if you have a hepatitis virus, you’ll need medication to try and get rid of it (hepatitis C), or to help control it and keep in suppressed (hepatitis B). Sometimes you will need medications to control the… Read more

Symptoms

Most people don’t realise at first that they have a problem with their liver. That’s because liver disease and liver damage rarely cause symptoms in the early stages. You may only find out you have a liver condition because it shows up on blood test or a scan for something else. You may feel completely… Read more

Living Well

There are simple steps you can take every day to make your liver as healthy as it can be and prevent liver disease. If you already have liver disease, and even if damage has been done to your liver, it’s never too late to make a change. Having a healthy lifestyle will help your liver… Read more

Peter’s Story

After his liver transplant, Peter Karamihalis found himself repeating the same line: “It wasn’t because I was an alcoholic.” ​The 62-year-old Paddington man had contracted Hepatitis C in his youth from transfusions for a blood disorder. The damage to his liver resulted in scarring and then a cancer diagnosis. ​Treatment was tough. First, he had… Read more

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Think of three people close to you. One of them is likely to be affected by liver disease in their lifetime. There are over 100 different types of liver disease currently impacting 1 in 3 adults, as well as many children. Liver disease causes one of the greatest health burdens in our country. Liver disease… Read more

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