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Warning signs of the liver disease include yellowing of the whites of the eyes and skin

The scheme has been implemented already in London, Brighton, Manchester and Blackpool

The £20 million scheme means the testing programme, which started in April 2022, can run in 33 hospital emergency departments over three years.

More than 296 million people worldwide live with hepatitis B, a potentially life-threatening liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). Most don’t know they are infected, so they don’t get medical care. Clinical care improves the patient’s outcome and can prevent them from infecting others.

The blood-borne virus affects more than 150 million people across the world, dubbed a 'silent killer' as symptoms often go unnoticed.

Infection usually displays no real red flags until it causes enough damage to bring on liver disease. The blood-borne virus - dubbed a 'silent killer' - often progresses so slowly it can largely go unnoticed for decades.

Friend says actor died at his home in Beverly Hills, California, after contracting hepatitis.

Health experts are rushing to install a pop-up clinic to stave off a feared hepatitis A outbreak on one of Australia's best-known holiday dining and shopping strips.

The study, which analysed the data of 1,217 patients with liver cancer from across Kerala reported cirrhosis associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease to be the direct cause in 44% patients.

By 2040 the disease could kill more people each year than malaria, TB and Aids combined – despite the cost of treatment being ‘less than dinner for two’

The free service is designed to reach people who may not access other health services.