April 11, 2014
(The Globe and Mail) – So it looks like the ‘magic bullet’ solution has been found at last to cure Canada’s health care woes: medical tourism. Last week, Toronto’s Sunnybrook hospital defended its position to court affluent medical patients from … Read More
April 8, 2014
(Medical Tourism Magazine) – The Bay Area Reporter said Planet Hospital closed its surrogacy services in December 2013. Following the sudden halt to services, an estimated 30 sets of intended parents are out of money and scrambling to secure a … Read More
April 3, 2014
(The Toronto Star) – Toronto hospitals are unapologetic about raising money through medical tourism and international consulting and, in fact, plan to do more of it in future. And Ontario’s health minister says that’s OK with her. But critics, including … Read More
April 2, 2014
(Medical Tourism Magazine) – Obamacare may be anything, but affordable to those cancer patients relieved that they can finally get coverage under the new healthcare reform legislature. In fact, doctors, administrators and state insurance regulators fear that rules implemented under … Read More
April 1, 2014
(Fox News) – The U.S. Centers for Disease Control issued an alert March 7 after health authorities in the United States reported that at least 19 women in five states had developed serious mycobacterial wound infections over the previous 12 … Read More
March 31, 2014
(Herald Sun) – MEDICAL and security concerns have been raised about the new medical tourism business run by health fund NIB offering offshore plastic surgery packages. The health fund announced this week it was offering patients a 12-month guarantee on … Read More
March 27, 2014
(University of Wisconsin-Madison News) – Desperate patients are easy prey for unscrupulous clinics offering untested and risky stem cell treatments, says UW-Madison law and bioethics Professor Alta Charo, who is studying “stem cell tourism.” Stem cells are cells that can … Read More
March 26, 2014
(IMTJ) – An article in a German newspaper on medical tourism once again brings up the biggest problem on claimed medical tourism figures. You cannot blame non-specialist journalists for helping to spread the disease of over claimed numbers that is … Read More
March 21, 2014
(IMTJ) – The problem of “cosmetic surgery abroad gone wrong†has become such a topic in the UK that we now have a weekly national TV programme, entitled “Botched Up Bodiesâ€. This Channel 5 programme tells the story of British … Read More
March 21, 2014
(IMTJ) – But medical tourism also creates social and health risks for countries investing in the sector. Investment in medical tourism can drain resources from the public health sector and divert attention away from the less profitable health needs of … Read More
March 13, 2014
(Medical Tourism Magazine) – A bill, SB1150, would set aside $3.5 million for a four-year marketing campaign aimed at promoting “sun-and-surgery†packages connected to specific healthcare providers in the state. Under the current version of the bill, which is gathering … Read More
March 10, 2014
(Forbes) – Speculation on whether Belgium will become a new destination for what is known as “death tourism†has also been raised by representatives of political parties opposed to lifting age restrictions for medically assisted deaths. They argue that as … Read More
March 6, 2014
(CNN) – Fancy a different face but can’t afford to go under the knife? Thailand’s Tourism Authority has launched an Extreme Makeover contest, offering three lucky ladies a chance to win free facial surgery along with a shot at $5,000 … Read More
March 4, 2014
(Time) – Last week, a report by international charity Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) said one in every five of the patients interviewed had a family member or close friend who had died within the last year due to … Read More
February 24, 2014
(Latin Post) – In the past, medical tourism was reserved only for the very rich, or for celebrities who wished to keep their under-the-knife travails secret from the prying eyes of the general public. Today, for a variety of reasons, … Read More
February 19, 2014
(Asian Scientist) – Medical tourism in Asia is booming. People from both Asia and the West are being attracted to cities and ‘hubs’ of medical excellence in a number of countries, such as Malaysia, Thailand, India, Singapore, Taiwan and South … Read More
February 17, 2014
(The Economist) – In the mid-2000s American insurers set out to find these savings by touring foreign private hospitals. They found that many were as good as their rich-world counterparts, and far cheaper. A big shake-up seemed likely. In 2008 … Read More
February 12, 2014
(The Epoch Times) – Currently, China stands next to the US on the number of reported transplants performed every year, with 600 transplant centers nationwide. It has effectively become a destination of transplant tourism with perspective organ receivers traveling to … Read More
February 11, 2014
(IMTJ) – The final report of a two year UK study into medical tourism (“Implications for the NHS of inward and outward medical tourismâ€) was published this week and highlights the lack of information available to prospective patients on the … Read More
February 10, 2014
(ABC.net) – Over the last decade Australians have been heading overseas in droves, to places like Thailand, India, South Korea and Malaysia for medical treatment. It’s often cheaper, and patients can combine a holiday with plastic surgery or dental work. … Read More
February 5, 2014
(Science Codex) – A team of researchers has found that British people travelling abroad for medical treatment are often unaware of the potential health and financial consequences they could face. The researchers say this can, in some cases, have catastrophic … Read More
January 17, 2014
India has allowed the import of human embryos for artificial reproduction, opening up what is expected to be a huge segment of the medical tourism market. The decision will allow foreign couples to bring in frozen human embryos and rent … Read More
January 14, 2014
A new breed of tourist is taking the post-holiday glow to a new level and booking in for cosmetic surgery abroad. No official statistics are available on the number of Australians leaving the country for surgery, but Patients Beyond Borders, … Read More
January 9, 2014
Switzerland puzzles many in medical tourism as it keeps increasing medical tourism numbers despite having some of the highest prices in the world. Lianne van den Bos of Euromonitor International explains, “The continued high prices in Switzerland, when compared to … Read More
December 31, 2013
Spouses and relatives in Western nations are increasingly confronting Kuratli’s dilemma as the number of Alzheimer’s patients and costs rise, and the supply of qualified nurses and facilities struggles to keep up. Faraway countries are offering cheaper, and to some … Read More
