A new report commisioned by the Liver Foundation has revealed shocking findings about the social and economic impact on liver disease in Australia
THE LIVER FOUNDATION
The Liver Foundation exists to address the spectrum of Liver disease from very mild liver disease in the community, right through to advanced liver disease ie people requiring liver transplantation and people with severe complications of liver disease, including liver cancer.
The liver is an organ about the size of a football. It sits just under your rib cage on the right side of your abdomen. The liver is essential for digesting food and ridding your body of toxic substances.
YOUR LIVER,
YOUR HEALTH
RESEARCH UPDATE
Grant success for exciting
Liver research projects
Two Liver disease related projects have secured funding from the Federal Government's $20 billion Medical Research Future Fund.
COVID-19
Many people living with liver conditions are concerned about the potential impact if they were to be infected with COVID-19.
Impacts for people
with liver disease
RESEARCH FELLOWSHIPS
The Liver Foundation makes grant opportunities available for research projects & PhD fellowships. Research into the causes of liver disease, and how to better diagnose and treat them is fundamental to combating the rising burden of liver disease in Australia.
PROFESSOR PAULINE HALL POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP - 2021 Applications have now closed
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.
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