Triggered by the rising burden of liver disease, the Lancet and the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) jointly arranged a Commission to explore the landscape of liver health in Europe. The culmination of this work was a first report published in 2021, which offered ten recomme…
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), as part of the Healthy Livers, Healthy Lives Coalition held a policy webinar on 31 January 2024. Moderated by Nicola Bedlington and featuring esteemed speakers from around the world, this event focused on steatotic liver disease (SLD) an…
The DECISION project, an EU-funded research initiative, is making significant strides in understanding the complex dynamics of acute decompensation of cirrhosis and its progression to acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF). In a recent interview, Prof. Pierre-Emmanuel Rautou, DECISION Project Coor…
Endowed with €12 million, the project is coordinated by Josep M. Llovet, the head of the IDIBAPS group Translational Research in Hepatic Oncology, a professor of Medicine at the University of Barcelona (UB) an ICREA professor. The European Union’s THRIVE project (Tumour host interactions in liver…
Press Release Brussels, 12 December 2023 As the European Parliament prepares for the vote on the Subcommittee on Health (SANT)’s Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) report, leading health organisations across the EU are actively highlighting the need for more robust public health policies in Europe….
Study finds people with chronic liver disease and post-liver transplantation are at higher risk of getting infected with SARS-CoV-2 after COVID-19 primary series vaccination and identifies predictive factors associated with breakthrough infection. BARCELONA—Inadequate supply and lower acceptance …
Every October, we stand united for #LiverCancerAwarenessMonth, and EASL is proud to support this vital campaign. This month is a significant opportunity to raise awareness, educate, and advocate for liver health on a global scale. It serves as a reminder that by working together, we can make a pr…
The EASL Governing Board is pleased to announce that the next EASL SLD Summit will take place in January 2025. The exact dates and location will be communicated soon. The Governing Board believes that moving the summit from its current time in September to January, will give the community more op…
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) is launching a Call for Applications for the position of Editor-in-Chief of its flagship journal, Journal of Hepatology, for a 5-year term beginning on January 1st, 2025.The Journal of Hepatology, EASL’s flagships journal, has been in…
Why did you apply for the EASL YIs Task Force? As a passionate young researcher in the field of hepatology, I believe that the EASL is the perfect platform to further my professional development and contribute to the advancement of our field.…
