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NHS to trial potentially life-saving treatment for deadly liver disease

Thirteen major hospitals will use a device that cleans patients' blood that has become corrupted by toxins as a result of them developing acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). ACLF is a severe and hard-to-treat form of liver disease linked to obesity, alcohol and hepatitis, in which patients suddenly deteriorate and have to be admitted to intensive care. Three out of four people affected are only diagnosed when it has already become life-threatening.

Medicine

fromsilive

2 months ago

Devoted Staten Island nurse and tireless union advocate dies at 62

Donna Magrone dedicated her life to nursing, advancing from ER nights to critical care, becoming a union advocate and compassionate leader while raising her son.

Coronavirus

fromArs Technica

7 months ago

Healthy man goes camping-lands in ICU for 40 days with respiratory failure

A healthy individual can rapidly deteriorate from an unknown illness, exemplifying diagnostic challenges in critical care.

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NHS to trial potentially life-saving treatment for deadly liver disease

Devoted Staten Island nurse and tireless union advocate dies at 62

Healthy man goes camping-lands in ICU for 40 days with respiratory failure

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