Category: Research
New study on hepatitis B vaccination
New study suggests that Ontario should shift from adolescent to newborn hepatitis B vaccination A recent University Health Network(UHN) led research study found that despite being recommended, not all pregnant women are universally screened for hepatitis B virus (HBV) in Ontario, and the majority of those who do test positive […]
CLF and CASL Fellowship Awardees
Congratulations to this year’s CLF and CASL Clinical Hepatology Fellowship Awardees Each year, CLF partners with Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver (CASL), to support fellowship training to foster Canada’s next generation of liver specialists. The CASL-CLF Clinical Hepatology Fellowships provides one year of funding to train a […]
Investigating A Treatment For Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD)
CLF-funded researcher Dr. John Ussher is studying how a heart disease treatment called ranolazine can reduce the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). This exciting study can result in finding a successful treatment for NAFLD.