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EASL–EASD–EASO Clinical Practice Guidelines on the management of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD)

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD), previously termed non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), is defined as steatotic liver disease (SLD) in the presence of one or more cardiometabolic risk factor(s) and the absence of harmful alcohol intake. The spectrum of MASLD includes steatosis, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH, previously NASH), fibrosis, cirrhosis and MASH-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). This joint EASL-EASD-EASO guideline provides an update on definitions, prevention, screening, diagnosis and treatment for MASLD.

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73rd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe – Statement on agenda item 11 – Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD)

The European Association for the Study of the Liver welcomes the Fourteenth General Programme of Work 2025-2028 (GPW14) consultation document and would like to draw attention to the importance of recognising the burden of Metabolic dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease (MASLD),…

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EASL Policy Statement: Reducing alcohol harms

Geneva, June 2023: The aim of this European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) policy statement is to: 1. Urge policy-makers to reduce health-related, social and economic harms caused by alcohol by implementing evidence-based policies to reduce alcohol…

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EASL Statement for the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe, Agenda Item: Implementation of the Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases in the WHO European Region 2016–2025: progress report

EASL submitted a written statement at the 72nd Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe taking place 12- 14 September 2022 in Tel Aviv, Israel. EASL strongly supports the efforts for the prevention and control of Noncommunicable Diseases in…

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EASL Policy Statement on Liver Cancer Screening

Geneva, 27 May 2022: In Europe, the number of deaths from liver cancer has doubled in the past 30 years. Screening for liver cancer with an ultrasound examination every six months is an established method to reduce mortality resulting from…

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