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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.

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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October 17, 20240 0

Cancer Women's Health

Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2024: “It’s Living Every Day to Your Fullest” – an Interview with Abby Match

For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Abby Match about her patient journey with breast...

October 14, 20240 0

Blood

An Overview of Sickle Cell Disease: What It Is and How It Can Be Treated and Cured

The authors of the open-access review article “Sickle Cell Disease”, published in the journal Transfusion Medicine and Hemotherapy, aimed to...

September 30, 20240 1

Skin

Alopecia Areata, Lifestyle, and Post-Traumatic Stress

Alopecia areata is an autoimmune condition that causes sudden hair loss. In the brief research report “Alopecia Areata Is Associated...

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Our Sections

Knowledge Transfer

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.

Tell Me About …

Ever wondered how and why? Whenever we come across health information that we consider relevant for you, we sum it up for you in a post. This gives you a quick overview on a wide range of topics.

Interviews

We quiz specialists in their respective fields about their latest research, up-to-date treatment options as well as new findings, and ask them to share their opinion and the tools of their trade.

Embarrassing Problems

Embarrassing Problems addresses worrying health problems that are sometimes difficult to talk about. We are not implying that the topics discussed on the site should be viewed as being ’embarrassing’ – quite the reverse, in fact. Our intention is to convince you that your problem is not so embarrassing after all.
We encourage you to adopt the approach: Tackle it, move on.