Immediate EU action on non-communicable diseases could help save almost 2 million lives by 2025
The European Chronic Disease Alliance (ECDA), the European Public Health Alliance (EPHA) and the NCD Alliance publish a new joint paper “Towards an EU-Strategic Framework for the prevention of Non-communicable Diseases” concluding…
BioMed Alliance – Better Education Better Care
BioMed Alliance Members have produced a cartoon highlighting the importance of high-quality and unbiased continuing medical education for medical professionals. Medical professionals participate in continuing education to keep their knowledge up to…
Genetic analysis has potential to transform diagnosis and treatment of adults with liver disease of unknown cause
Whole-exome sequencing successfully diagnosed genetic cause of liver disease in one in four adults and could play a key role in timely diagnosis and treatment of adults with liver disease of unknown…
EASL General Assembly elects new Board and Committee members
The General Assembly of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) has elected new members to its Governing Board, various committees and a new Editor-In-Chief for its Journal of…
Experts warn of fatty liver disease in young people
New research, presented at the International Liver Congress™, warns that high levels of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease among young people is signalling a public health crisis. Excerpt from The Guardian Study finds…
First articles available on new open access journal JHEP Reports
Treatment with high doses of albumin improves cardiac function and reduces systemic inflammation in patients with decompensated cirrhosis
According to a study conducted by the EF-Clif published in Gastroenterology This study has shown for the first time that the administration of albumin at high doses has an immunomodulatory effect both…
