Ten-point plan to tackle liver disease published

"Doctors call for tougher laws on alcohol abuse to tackle liver disease crisis," The Guardian reports. But this is just one of 10 recommendations for tackling the burden of liver disease published in a special report in The Lancet.The report paints a grim picture of an emerging crisis in liver disease in the UK, saying it is one of the few countries in Europe where liver disease and deaths have actually increased rapidly over the last 30 years. It concludes with 10 recommendations to tackle the burden of liver disease.The media has approached the recommendations from many different angles, with many sources only reporting on one, not all, of the recommendations. For example, BBC News and The Daily Telegraph focused on the call for improved diagnosis in primary care: "GPs should offer liver scans to those who drink too much," reported The Telegraph. The Guardian focused on calls for tougher regulation of the alcohol industry, such as minimum pricing for alcohol and a restriction on advertising and sponsorship by alcohol manufacturers, while the Mail's reporting focused on their core audience: "The middle class are fuelling an increase in death from liver disease".  What is liver disease?There are more than 100 types of liver disease, which together affect at least 2 million people in the UK. In the UK, the three most common types are: alcohol-related liver disease – related to excessive alcohol consumption non-alcoholic fatty liver disea...
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