Focused ultrasound increases drug delivery to liver tumours
A heat-sensitive liposomal preparation loaded with doxorubicin (multiple brands) was able to deliver its contents directly to liver lesions when the temperature was raised above 39.5 °C by focused ultrasound (FUS), according…
EASL Schools of Hepatology: The ‘flipped learning’ model
The traditional learning method which is lecture-based focuses primarily on allowing students to absorb knowledge in the classroom by listening and taking notes. Students are then expected to study the acquired material in…
Journal of Hepatology cited over 37,000 times in 2017
GENEVA, Switzerland 02 July 2018 – Last week Clarivate Analytics released the 2018 update of its Journal Citation Reports©, including the much anticipated 2017 impact factor. The Journal of Hepatology achieved exceptional results with…
Announcement of new Office Managing Director
EASL would like to announce that Laurence Verhagen has been appointed as the new Office Managing Director. Laurence Verhagen is an association management professional in the healthcare sector with an extensive track record in…
$20 blood test could help diagnose thousands of hepatitis B patients in need of treatment across Africa
A simple $20 blood test could help diagnose thousands of patients with hepatitis B in need of treatment in some of Africa’s poorest regions. Researchers have developed an accurate diagnostic score that…
Cost-effective universal screening for hepatitis C in France
An estimated 75 000 people in France are unaware they are infected by hepatitis C virus. An ANRS-funded study by Sylvie Deuffic-Burban, a research associate at IAME (Infection, Antimicrobials, Modeling, Evolution) (Inserm…
NAFLD burden in Europe – The HepaHealth project report
The HEPAHEALTH Project Report, produced by the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), is the second overview commissioned by EASL on the burden of liver disease in Europe. The…