Whether you are suffering from a certain disease or generally interested in medical research and healthcare, The Waiting Room is a trustworthy resource of medical knowledge.
At Karger, we have a tradition of medical publishing of over 130 years, working with experts across many different specialities. Here, we collaborate with both specialists and medical writers to provide you with accurate, reliable and easy-to-understand information about health issues in a broad set of areas.
At Karger, we have a tradition of medical publishing of over 130 years, working with experts across many different specialities. Here, we collaborate with both specialists and medical writers to provide you with accurate, reliable and easy-to-understand information about health issues in a broad set of areas.
With “The Waiting Room Podcast” we offer an additional source of information to support, inform and entertain you. Our podcast offering allows you to benefit from the latest knowledge from our experts and their in-depth assessment of developments in their disciplines.
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People with Parkinson’s disease often have movement-related symptoms such as tremors. In the open-access research article “Long-Term Follow-Up of Unilateral...
Dryness of the mouth and eyes are known side effects of some anticancer treatments. In the open-access article “Sjögren’s Syndrome...
For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Charlie Bethel about men’s mental health in the...
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What Is the Main Idea? Delayed allergic reactions, also known as delayed hypersensitive reactions, occur days, weeks or even months...
This is the sixth part of our series about the condition based on our patient booklet “Fast Facts for Patients:...
A colonoscopy is an exam used to detect changes in the large intestine (colon) and rectum. It can be used...
What Is the Main Idea? This post looks at a single case of Raynaud’s phenomenon (a disruption of the blood...
What Is the Main Idea? Copper and zinc are essential trace nutrients that play important roles in the body. In...
What Is the Main Idea? Allergies are a body’s adverse reaction to a relatively harmless substance. The methods to test...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a vast field that is developing fast. Its possible applications can be confusing and intimidating for...
What Is the Main Idea? There is an increase in the prevalence of food allergies. Rather than relying on complete...
This is the second part of our mini-series about the condition based on our patient booklet “Fast Facts for Patient...
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Our editorial team selects relevant articles or chapters from Karger’s publication portfolio to explain scientific findings and their possible impact on patients in plain language.
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