The Global Media Business Weekly

Karger acquires Health Press

STM. The Swiss-based, family-owned Karger Publishers has acquired the UK-based information service Health Press Ltd to strengthen its clinical decision support services. Terms not disclosed. Karger is a globally active medical and scientific publishing company publishes across all fields of medical science, with 50 new books per year and 105 peer-reviewed journals with a growing number of open access publications. Its content is published in print and online, predominantly in English. Health Press was founded in 1993 “to promote health through communication with a global network of medical practitioners and patients”.

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