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The Many Faces Of mCRPC- Assessing Patient Profiles and Tailoring Treatment in a Changing Landscape

Prof Fred Saad began his presentation by introducing the audience to the different prostate cancer disease states. These range from patients with…

Acute Liver Failure: Pathophysiologic Basis, and The Current and Emerging Therapies

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a devastating condition that occurs in patients who previously had a normal liver. Although the outcome of patients with ALF…

Acute Liver Failure: A Dangerous and Challenging Syndrome

Despite progress in understanding the underlying mechanisms, acute liver failure (ALF) is still one of the major clinical challenges in hepatology.

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New Way to Treat HER2-Positive Breast Cancer

Scientists at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) have reported a discovery that they hope will lead to the development of a powerful new way of…

Liver Transplantation For Alcoholic Liver Disease – Time for a Paradigm Shift?

Liver transplantation for alcoholic liver disease (ALD) is controversially discussed. Although overall survival after liver transplantation is similar to…

Use of HBSAG Quantification To Guide HBIG Prophylaxis After Liver Transplantation

Hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) quantification has recently been introduced to guide treatment in chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) patients.

Cost-Effective Interventions in The Control of Chronic Hepatitis B (CHB) Infection

The hepatitis B virus (HBV) causes infection in the liver that can lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer, and premature death. The disease is not widely…

Adipose Tissue, Metabolic Syndrome, and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease – A Short Review

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is the most common chronic liver disease globally, and it is expected to rise even further as a result of the…

Overlapping Clinical Features Between NAFLD and Metabolic Syndrome in Children

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a cluster of pathological liver conditions of emerging importance in overweight and obese children.

Translation From Mice to Men: Are Dogs a Dodgy Intermediate?

Alternatives for liver transplantation in severe liver disease are urgently needed in view of the limited availability of donor livers.