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Government u-turn on pledge to offer liver scans

Posted on October 19, 2023 by Hippocratic Post

The government has reneged on its pledge to offer liver scans in the newly announced Community Diagnostic Centres in England, warns the UK’s leading liver health charity. The British Liver Trust raised concerns following an official correction by Government, after the Minister had previously made the commitment in writing. The original announcement to roll out […]

The brief history of your liver

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Hippocratic Post

One of the largest organs in the human body, the liver is located on the right side of the body underneath the lower ribcage. It converts nutrients into substances that the body can use and helps to remove toxins from the blood. In fact, the cone-shaped liver contains around 13% of our body’s total blood […]