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Cases of liver disease linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity have soared in the past decade

The Independent and The Mirror UK describe the same event in different terms.

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What happened Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Glasgow looked at the GP records of nearly 12million people and discovered a five-fold leap in a type of liver disease over the past ten years.
The headline split The Mirror UK frames it as "Cases of liver disease linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity have soared in the past deca...". The Independent frames it as "New study finds growing link between diabetes, obesity and liver disease".
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Left / center-leftCases of liver disease linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity have soared in the past decade

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The Mirror UKNews report · Aug 26, 10:31 PM

Cases of liver disease linked to type 2 diabetes and obesity have soared in the past decade

Researchers at Queen Mary University of London and the University of Glasgow looked at the GP records of nearly 12million people and discovered a five-fold leap in a type of liver disease o...

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The IndependentNews report · Aug 26, 10:30 PM

New study finds growing link between diabetes, obesity and liver disease

Overweight or inactive individuals face higher risk of developing MASLD, alongside people with type 2 diabetics, the over-50s and those with high blood pressure

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Aug 26, 10:30 PM: The Independent joined the source map.

Aug 26, 10:31 PM: The Mirror UK joined the source map.

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