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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. For our podcast and too our blog thewaitingroom.karger.com, we collaborate with both specialists and medical journalists to provide you with accurate, reliable and easy-to-understand informatio ...
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GIAMPAOLO SODANO CONTINUA … SEGNALIAMO UNA NUOVA SPERANZA La verità è che una volta realizzato il welfare la sinistra non ha avuto più nulla da proporre. Luglio 2, 2023 UN FEDERATORE DEL CENTRO SINISTRA. ABBANDONATA L’IPOTESI? IL BIGLIETTO DA VISITA DI STEFANO ROLANDO SEGNALIAMO Febbraio 2, 2023 TRE LIBRI Ma la sceneggiata della seconda repubblica …
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IL BIGLIETTO DA VISITA STEFANO ROLANDO A margine di un “premio alla carriera” una riflessione e due interviste sulle criticità del settore. SEGNALIAMO UNA INDAGINE NECESSARIA IL BIGLIETTO DA VISITA DI STEFANO ROLANDO SEGNALIAMO Maggio 9, 2022 AL GALOPPO IN CAMPAGNA ELETTORALE IL BIGLIETTO DA VISITA DI STEFANO ROLANDO RIFLESSIONI SULLE ELEZIONI POLI…
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IL BIGLIETTO DA VISITA STEFANO ROLANDO SEGNALIAMO INDIETRO TUTTA! L’acciaio di Taranto è un fatto di portata nazionale. E non è solo una fatto economico, va oltre, perchè riguarda la questione della transizione a modelli sostenibili dal punto di vista ambientale e sociale, aspetto tutt’altro che secondario del futuro concreto del sistema economico …
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PERCHÈ LA DEMOCRAZIA È IL FINE DELLA NOSTRA EUROPA IL BIGLIETTO DA VISITA STEFANO ROLANDO SEGNALIAMO UNA NUOVA SPERANZA La verità è che una volta realizzato il welfare la sinistra non ha avuto più nulla da proporre. Luglio 2, 2023 UN FEDERATORE DEL CENTRO SINISTRA. ABBANDONATA L’IPOTESI? IL BIGLIETTO DA VISITA DI STEFANO ROLANDO SEGNALIAMO Febbraio…
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EDITORIALE DEL 18 MARZO GIAMPAOLO SODANO “CON LA RIFORMA COSTITUZIONALE, FINE DEI GIOCHI: IL PRESIDENTE LO SCEGLI TU, NON IL PALAZZO”: è questo è lo slogan di Fratelli d’Italia per celebrare la riforma costituzionale, cara a Giorgia Meloni, che prevede l’elezione diretta del presidente del Consiglio. Samarcanda fu l’inizio e Michele Santoro il prim…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Jessica Settle about her experience of being diagnosed with colorectal cancer at the age of 28. Jessica is the dedicated mother of a 12-year-old daughter. She is advocating for colon cancer awareness and spreading hope wherever she goes. Please note that Colorectal Cancer Awarenes…
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IL BIGLIETTO DA VISITA STEFANO ROLANDO SEGNALIAMO L’IDENTITÁ NAZIONALE PERDUTA Stefano Rolando commenta lo status quo della identità nazionale Ottobre 10, 2022 ASTENSIONISMO STEFANO ROLANDO Riflessioni sulle elezioni regionali. SEGNALIAMO Febbraio 16, 2023 PARLARE AI 17 ENNI. UN PATTO SULLE PAROLE L’ardua sfida di capirsi fra generazioni. Febbraio …
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Emily Lewis about Rare Disease Day on February 29, and how artificial intelligence (AI) and digital technologies could help patients living with a rare disease. Emily (Kunka) Lewis, MS, CCRP, CHES is an opinion leader in the digital transformation of healthcare. She is driven by a…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Bernie Price about her patient journey, her experiences after a gynecological cancer and hysterectomy, as well as the healthcare system as such. Bernie is an endometrial cancer survivor. She is a Transformational Mindset and Life coach, Tai Chi instructor and athlete. Furthermore,…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Claudia Louati about the revision of the EU’s pharmaceutical legislation. Claudia Louati joined the European Patients’ Forum (EPF) as Head of Policy in May 2023. She leads EPF’s policy and advocacy work and steers EPF’s engagement with EU and international stakeholders on key poli…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Charlie Bethel about men’s mental health in the context of Movember. The awareness month focuses, among prostate cancer and testicular cancer, on mental health and suicide prevention. Charlie is the Chief Officer of the UK Men’s Sheds Association (UKMSA) whose mission is “Healthy …
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Dr José Cândido Caldeira Xavier-Júnior, who is a pathologist. Pathology is a kind of invisible field in medicine. It happens behind closed doors – in the laboratory and in the morgue. Mostly, pathologists are depicted as the ones who determine cause of death. However, this is only…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Dr Erik Briers, MS PhD about current screening and testing modalities, as well as mental health and quality of life in connection with prostate cancer. Erik is both an Expert Patient Advocate, member of the European Association of Urology (EAU) prostate cancer guidelines committee…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Elisa Martini and Helen Crawford from the International Federation of Psoriasis Associations (IFPA) about the skin condition psoriasis and the upcoming Psoriasis Action Month in August. Elisa Martini is the Policy and Advocacy Manager of the International Federation of Psoriasis A…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Nomsa Mtshali, Patient Community and Rare Assist Manager at Rare Diseases South Africa. Rare Diseases South Africa is a non-profit organization which aims to assist rare disease patients in receiving access to life-saving treatment and supportive care for improved quality of life.…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Professor Antonio Piga about thalassemia, which is an inherited blood disorder, and one of the two main types called beta thalassemia in particular. Professor Piga is Professor of Pediatrics at the University of Turin, Italy. Furthermore, he is the author of the recently published…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Anca Toma about the 20th anniversary of the European Patients’ Forum (EPF) and its future goals. Anca Toma joined the EPF as Executive Director in March 2022. She has over 15 years of experience in European health policy, working in policy advocacy, strategic communications, devel…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke again with Dr Anne-Marie Baird, who currently serves as the president of Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE). She is a Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and a patient advocate. In this episode we are going to focus on non-small cell lung cancer, genetic predisposition, b…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast on World IBD Day on May 19, we spoke with Jen Rose, who was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) 33 years ago. She offers emotional support to newly diagnosed IBD patients and their families and is the author of the coloring journal “Me (and IBD)”. In the second episode of our two-par…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast on World IBD Day on May 19, we spoke with Jen Rose, who was diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) 33 years ago. She offers emotional support to newly diagnosed IBD patients and their families and is the author of the coloring journal “Me (and IBD)”. In the first episode of our two-part…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast for World Melanoma Day on May 1, 2023, as well as Skin Cancer Awareness Month in May, we spoke with Prof Willie Visser about the importance of skin cancer prevention and regular check-ups with your dermatologist. Prof Visser is the Head of Dermatology at University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg Aca…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast on Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, we spoke with Stephen Rowley. He is a colorectal cancer survivor, and currently serves as Patient Advisor at Digestive Cancers Europe. In our interview we focus on the aspects of prevention and screening, stigmatization, and cancer rehabilitation re…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast on Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month in March, we spoke with Stephen Rowley. He is a colorectal cancer survivor, and currently serves as Patient Advisor at Digestive Cancers Europe. In our interview we focus on the aspects of prevention and screening, stigmatization, and cancer rehabilitation re…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Dr Anne-Marie Baird, who currently serves as the president of Lung Cancer Europe (LuCE). She is a Senior Research Fellow at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, and a patient advocate. LuCE is the voice of Europeans impacted by lung cancer. The aim of LuCE is to destigmatise the disea…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast on Rare Disease Day 2023, which is held on February 28, we spoke with Lisa Sarfaty from the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD). Lisa currently serves as the Vice President of Community Engagement, and particularly focuses on advocacy, education, and capacity building. While addressi…
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For this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Jade Corbridge from the Zero Suicide Alliance. She is a first class MSci Psychological Sciences graduate from the University of Liverpool. Jade has experience working in the Mental Health and Addiction sector, which is her primary area of interest. Currently she is a Research and …
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Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare blood cancer that usually progresses slowly. WM can be diagnosed by blood tests, bone marrow biopsy, and scans, and there are a range of treatment options available. In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we spoke with Dr Shirley D’Sa to learn more about WM. She is a Consultant Haematologi…
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Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) is a rare blood cancer that usually progresses slowly. WM can be diagnosed by blood tests, bone marrow biopsy, and scans, and there are a range of treatment options available. In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Bob Perry. He was diagnosed with Waldenström macroglobulinemia (WM) in 2…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Catherine Richards Golini, who works as a Healthcare Publications Editor at Karger Publishers, about health literacy. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health literacy as “the cognitive and social skills which determine the motivation and ability of individuals to gain acc…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Brian Lutchmiah and Piers Wilkinson about the work and achievements of their organization Diversity and Ability (D&A) and the upcoming inaugural congress in December. D&A is a UK-based social enterprise led by and for disabled people, i.e., 85% of their team self-identify as disable…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Piers Wilkinson from Diversity and Ability (D&A) about UK Disability History Month, which runs from November 16 to December 16, 2022, and features the theme “Disability, Health and Wellbeing”. D&A is a UK-based social enterprise led by and for disabled people, i.e., 85% of their tea…
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Since late 2019, people all over the world know of COVID-19, or coronavirus. Meanwhile we have also heard about a new development: Long COVID. To learn more, we turned to the Long COVID Alliance and spoke with Emily Taylor, Vice President of Advocacy and Engagement at Solve M.E. https://longcovidalliance.org For more podcast episodes from Karger pl…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Professor Sir Liam Donaldson. He is the World Health Organization’s Envoy for Patient Safety as well as Professor of Public Health at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. Sir Liam provides us with a comprehensive overview of why and how World Patient Safety Day was cr…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Cara Mack, Chief and Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition at the Medical College of Wisconsin, USA. Dr Mack provides us with a snapshot overview of progressive familial intrahepatic cholestasis (PFIC) and shares with us the impact that this group of dise…
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On the occasion of Dementia Action Week, which is held from May 16 to 22, we spoke with Professor Janice Murray and Professor Adele May. Together with Professor Shakila Dada they wrote the recently published Fast Facts book “Dementia and Augmentative and Alternative Communication: Supporting Conversations”. Janice Murray, who is Professor of Commun…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Dr Paul H. Sugarbaker, Secretary General of the Peritoneal Surface Oncology Group International (PSOGI) and pioneer of the HIPEC (Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy) therapy, or the Sugarbaker procedure. Dr Sugarbaker joins us for Appendix Cancer Awareness Month. He provides …
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Dr Cary Adams, CEO of Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). Dr Adams discusses the challenges facing cancer care, particularly inequities and their impact on cancer survival rates, which underpins the UICC’s theme of ‘Close the Care Gap’ for World Cancer Day 2022 and beyond…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Vicki Mooney, patient advocate and Executive Director. Vicki provides us with an excellent overview of the work of ECPO, detailing how it supports patients living with obesity, uniting their voice and driving awareness of obesity as a chronic relapsing disease. We also discuss the i…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we speak with Jo Balfour, the founding member and Managing Director of the UK-based charity Cambridge Rare Disease Network (CRDN). Jo shares with us details of the Action for Rare Diseases Empowerment (ARDEnt) project and its aim to shed light on the unseen impact of the pandemic on people livin…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Helena Baker, CEO and co-founder of the Rare Disease Nurse Network (RDNN). Helena shares with us the excellent work that the RDNN is doing for rare disease patients, including its ambition to becoming the ‘Macmillan of Rare Diseases’ and its determination to create better services f…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Anna Kole, Public Health Policy Director at EURORDIS. We talk about the importance of raising awareness around rare diseases and the positive impact that Rare Disease Day can have on patients and their supporters. For more information about the work the of EURORDIS and access to the…
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In this episode of Karger’s The Waiting Room Podcast, we talk with Dr. Paula Briggs, consultant in sexual and reproductive health, about all thing's ‘menopause’. We touch upon the symptoms of menopause, including those symptoms that are lesser known, as well as the subject of HRT (hormone replacement therapy). Dr Briggs also provides useful hints a…
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