Daniel Rodrigo‐Torres, Silvia Affò, Mar Coll, Oriol Morales‐Ibanez, Cristina Millán, Delia Blaya, Anna Alvarez‐Guaita, Carles Rentero, Juan José Lozano, Miguel Angel Maestro, Myriam Solar, Vicente Arroyo, Joan Caballería, Leo A. van Grunsven, Carlos Enrich, Pere Ginès, Ramon Bataller, Pau Sancho‐Bru – 20 February 2014 – Severe liver diseases are characterized by expansion of liver progenitor cells (LPC), which correlates with disease severity. However, the origin and role of LPC in liver physiology and in hepatic injury remains a contentious topic.

Grace Lai‐Hung Wong, Henry Lik‐Yuen Chan, Vincent Wai‐Sun Wong – 20 February 2014

Jasmohan S. Bajaj, Jacqueline G. O'Leary, K. Rajender Reddy, Florence Wong, Scott W. Biggins, Heather Patton, Michael B. Fallon, Guadalupe Garcia‐Tsao, Benedict Maliakkal, Raza Malik, Ram M. Subramanian, Leroy R. Thacker, Patrick S. Kamath, the North American Consortium for the Study of End-stage Liver Disease (NACSELD) – 20 February 2014 – Infections worsen survival in cirrhosis; however, simple predictors of survival in infection‐related acute‐on‐chronic liver failure (I‐ACLF) derived from multicenter studies are required in order to improve prognostication and resource allocation.

Jack R. Wands, Miran Kim – 20 February 2014

Jesper M. Kivelä, Silja Kosola, Teija Kalajoki‐Helmiö, Heikki Mäkisalo, Hannu Jalanko, Christer Holmberg, Mikko P. Pakarinen, Jouni Lauronen – 18 February 2014 – Hepatic artery thrombosis (HAT) after liver transplantation (LT) increases patient morbidity and mortality. Early HAT is considered to occur within the first month after LT, whereas late HAT occurs after the first month. Few studies have addressed late HAT after LT, especially in pediatric patients. Between 1987 and 2007, 99 patients (age < 18 years) underwent deceased donor LT.

Jayant A. Talwalkar – 15 February 2014 – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, was signed into law and upheld by the Supreme Court earlier this year. The ACA contains a variety of reforms that, if implemented, will significantly affect current models of healthcare delivery for patients with acute and chronic hepatobiliary diseases.

Jayant A. Talwalkar – 15 February 2014 – The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), along with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, was signed into law and upheld by the Supreme Court earlier this year. The ACA contains a variety of reforms that, if implemented, will significantly affect current models of healthcare delivery for patients with acute and chronic hepatobiliary diseases.

Yasuhiro Asahina, Kaoru Tsuchiya, Namiki Izumi – 12 February 2014

Gin‐Ho Lo – 12 February 2014

Hidenori Toyoda, Takashi Kumada, Toshifumi Tada – 12 February 2014