March 21, 2018
(The Atlantic) – The authors were asking this question because of a patient who wanted to decide the matter for himself: a 33-year-old German man who had been suffering for many years from severe OCD and generalized anxiety syndrome. A … Read More
February 14, 2018
(BBC) – Ukraine, one of Europe’s poorest nations, is fast becoming the place to go for people desperate to find a surrogate to have their baby. The money on offer is drawing in many young women, but there are fears … Read More
February 14, 2018
(The Epoch Times) – Japanese lawmakers expressed their commitment to passing comprehensive legislation prohibiting organ transplant tourism during a recent meeting at the National Diet. On Jan. 23, a panel on “medical genocide” was held at the National Diet building … Read More
January 19, 2018
(Bloomberg) – So far, CAR-T has shown extraordinary results. More than 60 percent of children treated with Kymriah were cured, while the rate of full remission for patients treated with Yescarta was more than half. The big problem is price. … Read More
January 2, 2018
The Journal of Medicine & Philosophy (vol. 42, no. 6, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Reassessing the Likely Harms to Kidney Vendors in Regulated Organ Markets” by Luke Semrau “The Ethics of Organ Tourism: Role Morality … Read More
December 19, 2017
(Sydney Morning Herald) – Medical tourism should come with a health warning, according to the coroner examining the painful death of a young man who had extreme plastic surgery overseas. When Melbourne man Leigh Thomas Aiple booked in his plastic … Read More
November 30, 2017
(STAT News) – It’s got sun, sand, top-flight biomedical research, and highly rated hospitals. But can San Diego really become a hub for medical tourism? City leaders sure hope so. They recently launched a marketing initiative — funded mostly by … Read More
October 20, 2017
Medical Law Review (vol. 25, no. 2, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Medical Tourism, Medical Migration, and Global Justice: Implications for Biosecurity in a Globalized World” by I. Glenn Cohen “Public Health Emergencies of International Concern: Global, Regional, … Read More
October 18, 2017
(STAT News) – A once-a-month shot to treat opioid addiction was as effective in maintaining short-term abstinence from heroin and similar drugs as a more commonly prescribed daily treatment, according to a Norwegian study released Wednesday. The study is believed … Read More
July 14, 2017
Medical Law Review (vol. 25, no. 1, 2017) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “Learning from Cross-Border Reproduction” by Emily Jackson et al. ” Liminality and the Limits of Law in Health Research Regulation: What are we Missing in the … Read More
July 6, 2017
(Reuters) – Stem-cell tourism involving patients who travel to developing countries for treatment with unproven and potentially risky therapies should be more tightly regulated, international health experts said on Wednesday. With hundreds of medical centers around the world claiming to … Read More
June 30, 2017
(Quartz) – The preference for an international doctor’s appointment is steeped in irony as these leaders often make promises about improving local healthcare a central part of their campaigns while seeking office. But by looking beyond the continent for medical … Read More
June 5, 2017
(NEJM Catalyst) – Our lessons from India still resonate. Given ongoing cost struggles in the United States, it is more important than ever to understand why U.S. hospitals have failed to provide high quality care at affordable prices. We highlight … Read More
May 31, 2017
(The Guardian) – Hackers have published more than 25,000 private photos, including nude pictures, and other personal data from patients of a Lithuanian cosmetic surgery clinic, police say. The images were made public on Tuesday by a hacking group calling … Read More
May 19, 2017
(STAT News) – Jamaica, like other developing nations before it, is trying to boost its economy by wooing “medical tourists” to fly in for an inexpensive knee replacement or nose job. The private entrepreneurs opening the medical complex here are all … Read More
May 18, 2017
(IMTJ) – The Supreme Court of India says that customers have the right to be informed about medical tourism. Google the phrase “Medical tourism in India” and you get thousands of hits. A recent judgement by the Supreme Court of … Read More
April 12, 2017
(Quartz) – The clinics get away with it, says Oguzoglu, because inspectors from the Health Ministry are more than willing to take bribes in exchange for a warning that an official inspection is coming. “Someone pays the big money,” he … Read More
March 14, 2017
(Deutsche Welle) – Medical tourism has grown into a healthy travel sector as people shop beyond their borders for everything from dental work to plastic surgery. Thanks to the internet, a growing middle class, often from countries without high-quality healthcare, … Read More
February 24, 2017
(Medical Xpress) – A Dutch “abortion ship” was Thursday due to arrive in a Guatemalan port to provide free help to women to end unwanted pregnancies, aiming to circumvent the country’s strict laws. Abortion is only allowed in Guatemala in … Read More
December 21, 2016
Nursing Ethics (vol. 23, no. 7, 2016) is available online by subscription only. Articles include: “What Ethics for Case Managers? Literature Review and Discussion” by Aline Corvol, Grégoire Moutel, and Dominique Somme “The Moral Courage of Nursing Students Who Complete Advance … Read More
December 20, 2016
(Kaiser Health News) – As drug prices have spiraled upward in the past decade, tens of millions of generally law-abiding Americans have committed an illegal act in response: They have bought prescriptions outside the U.S. and imported them. One was … Read More
December 13, 2016
(Medical Tourism Magazine) – Crowdfunding websites allow individuals to post public requests for money for reasons such as travel plans, educational costs, bereavement support, business ventures, and many others. The most common reason for requesting money, however, is to cover … Read More
November 21, 2016
(The Conversation) – Medical tourism for assisted reproductive technologies raises a host of legal and ethical questions. While new reproductive technologies, like mitochondrial replacement, promise to bring significant benefits, the absence of regulations means that some of these questions, including … Read More
October 26, 2016
(Vice) – Calcagno’s decision to seek treatment outside of the United States is not unique. An estimated 1.4 million Americans will make the same choice this year, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) believes “medical tourism” will show extreme … Read More
October 6, 2016
(U.S. News & World Report) – With its affordable fertility treatments, high medical services and liberal laws, Argentina could become the next mecca of reproductive tourism. Keen to be a global leader in reproductive justice, in 2013 the pope’s homeland … Read More
