Supannee “Jill” Rassameehiran, a board-certified gastroenterologist, hepatologist and liver transplant specialist. Rassameehiran is a specialist in treating patients with conditions that ...

After missing the primary endpoint in the Phase IIb SYMMETRY trial, Akero Therapeutics’ lead molecule, efruxifermin, showed ...

Doctors said the complexity of liver transplantation — due to the organ's role in metabolism, coagulation and immunity — added to the challenge. Xijing Hospital emphasized that the procedure ...

Alcohol-associated liver disease (ALD) describes any type of liver disease that occurs because of chronic or excessive alcohol consumption. In the early stages of ALD, quitting alcohol can lead to ...

In 2023, liver cancer was the fourth most common cause of death globally, accounting for more than 800,000 deaths annually. Hepatocellular carcinoma represents approximately 90% of primary liver ...

Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) provides funding as a member of The Conversation UK. In a groundbreaking medical achievement in the UK, a 32-year-old woman from Manchester has undergone the country ...

Allogeneic hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation is the only curative treatment for myelofibrosis. Driver mutations are the pathophysiological hallmark of the disease, but the role of mutation ...

A 32-year-old woman is cancer-free after undergoing the UK's first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer. Bianca Perea, a trainee lawyer from Manchester, was diagnosed with the most advanced ...

A YOUNG woman is cancer-free after undergoing the UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer. Bianca Perea, a 32-year-old trainee lawyer, was given the surgery in the hope it could offer a ...

A young woman has received a “second chance at life” after undergoing the UK’s first ever liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer. Bianca Perea refused to accept that prolonging her life ...