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Pioneering surgeon Sir Roy Calne who carried out Europe’s first liver transplant dies | UK News
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Professor Sir Roy Calne, a pioneering surgeon who led Europe’s first liver transplant operation in 1968, has died at the age of 93. Sir Roy died in Cambridge late on Saturday evening, his family said. The surgeon led the landmark transplant operation at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, on 2 May 1968. In 1978, he became the…
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Pill made from freeze-dried faeces to be taken by liver disease patients in clinical trial | Offbeat News
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A clinical trial testing the effectiveness of faecal transplants for patients suffering from advanced liver disease is being launched in the UK. The trial will test whether faeces from healthy people, which are freeze-dried into capsules that can be ingested, reduces the likelihood of patients with cirrhosis getting infections. Cirrhosis is a condition that results…
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TikTok videos falsely claim parasite cleanses and fad diets cure liver disease | US News
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TikTok is awash with videos falsely claiming “detox” drinks, fad diets and parasite cleanses can cure liver disease. Four in 10 posts about liver disease on TikTok contain misinformation, according to a study presented at Digestive Disease Week in Chicago on Tuesday. The most common inaccurate posts boasted claims about herbal products reversing liver disease.…