Warning of 'silent killer' disease with few symptoms as hospital admissions skyrocket
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA warning has been issued after the number of hospital admissions linked to a potentially deadly disease has seen a sharp rise.
There has been a 22 per cent increase in liver disease hospital admissions in England in just one year, according to recent health figures published.
The condition is said to often remain "silent" and can be hard to spot in its very early stages. And the very few symptoms that do manifest only tend to show once the liver is already damaged and scarred.
The British Liver Trust is calling for action, saying the data "sounded alarm bells." The figures have shown almost 15,000 more people confirmed to have the disease have been admitted to hospitals in England in a single year, BirminghamLive reports. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. There were 82,290 admissions in the financial year ending 2022 compared to 67,458 in 2021.
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