August 12, 2015
(Digital Journal) – Each year, tens of thousands of people visit Los Algodones, Mexico — a tiny border town near Yuma, Arizona — that boasts to be the dental capital of Mexico. A trip to the dentist is not what … Read More
August 6, 2015
(Washington Post) – China’s ban on the use of “assisted reproductive technology” for unmarried women is not new — it’s been on the books for years — but it is making headlines after a Chinese director and actress, Xu Jinglei, … Read More
August 3, 2015
(Quartz) – In 2011, two Swiss men who lived in the US registered their partnership. Two months later, they had a child through a surrogate mother in California, and according to the law were both recognized as fathers of the … Read More
July 31, 2015
(Swiss Info) – A US court decision had validated the parental link between the child and the two men from canton St Gallen, who entered into a registered partnership two months before the child was born. Last year the St … Read More
July 7, 2015
(Times of India) – The surrogacy industry in India is tipped to be 2.3 billion dollars annually with nearly 20,000 such clinics operating across the country. However, there is no law to regulate them. The Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Bill, … Read More
July 1, 2015
(Discovery News) – Where will you be going for your summer vacation? With schools out and businesses humming along with less than full rosters, most Americans are taking to the beach, visiting theme parks, attending destination weddings or planning trips … Read More
June 29, 2015
(Medical Tourism Magazine) – The National Legislative Assembly backed those claims, concluding in a report that private hospitals charged upward of four times the cost of similar procedures at public facilities including those for acute coronary thrombosis, and appendix, knee … Read More
June 25, 2015
(Forbes) – It was wonderful for Jobs and his loved ones that he was able to receive a transplant that day. But was it fair that Jobs could afford to charter a jet from California to Tennessee to undergo a … Read More
June 22, 2015
(Eurekalert) – Up to 22 percent of surgical patients experience unexpected complications and must be readmitted for post-operative care. A study led by the University of Utah suggests that returning to the same hospital is important for recovery. Readmission to … Read More
June 4, 2015
(New York Magazine) – But around Thanksgiving, as he began refusing to do his physical therapy — “We had never seen him quit anything,” Mark said — the family received a call from Dave McGuigan, the marketing chief at Stemedica, … Read More
June 3, 2015
(BBC) – When she penned comedies like Bhaji on the Beach and Goodness Gracious Me, Meera Syal looked to her own family’s experiences to tell stories about the lives of Asian women. But it was a chance viewing of a … Read More
June 1, 2015
(Quartz) – A new set of luxury hospitals in India is redefining the segment with cinema halls, cafes, fancy waiting rooms and grand architecture. And these aren’t just for India’s super-rich, who seek fine medical care in even finer surroundings, but … Read More
May 19, 2015
(The Guardian) – The failure by parents to register the majority of children born through surrogacy agreements has created “a ticking legal timebomb”, a high court judge has said. Addressing a conference on the rapid expansion in the number of … Read More
May 18, 2015
(Los Angeles Times) – Today, Rader has a new title: “chief scientist” rather than “chief medical officer.” But his California company continues to operate, advertising and arranging injections that cost $30,000 apiece and are administered abroad, outside the reach of … Read More
April 28, 2015
(New York Daily News) – When Dr. Joseph Purita traveled to the Dominican Republic in 2010 to examine Bartolo Colon, the Boca Raton, Fla.-based orthopedist said he told the pitcher “there are no guarantees here,” referring to the stem cell … Read More
April 17, 2015
(News-Medical) – Malaysia has been proclaimed “Medical Travel Destination of the Year” at the International Medical Travel Journal (IMTJ) Medical Travel Awards 2015, further cementing the country’s reputation for providing top notch and innovative healthcare as well as its premier … Read More
April 16, 2015
(ABC.net.au) – The plastic surgery industry is hugely popular in China, with many young women travelling to neighbouring South Korea for procedures. One in five South Korean women has had some form of cosmetic surgery, according to the International Society … Read More
April 14, 2015
(ABC.net.au) – An Australian couple who abandoned a baby boy born via a surrogacy arrangement in India misled High Commission staff in New Delhi and were repeatedly warned the baby could be left stateless, documents show. Freedom of Information (FOI) … Read More
April 10, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – Mexican authorities have ordered the closure of 10 cosmetic surgery clinics and offices in the northwest border city of Tijuana for failing to comply with health regulations. The action, announced on Wednesday, follows the death last month … Read More
March 30, 2015
(The Telegraph) – On 1 April it will be 10 years since a UK law was passed allowing children to discover the identity of their sperm and egg donors once they turn 18, and since then the numbers volunteering to … Read More
March 25, 2015
(ABC.net.au) – The family of a Gold Coast woman who died while undergoing cosmetic surgery in Mexico says nobody should risk death to improve their appearance. Eva Sarmonikas went into cardiac arrest on Friday while undergoing surgery at a hospital … Read More
March 23, 2015
(IMTJ) – The Bahamas wants to be a global leader in the controversial area of stem cell research and treatment. Such treatment is not approved in many places including the USA, so the country sees potential in attracting high paying … Read More
March 16, 2015
(The Guardian) – Childless Britons desperate to start a family are fuelling a growing global trade in surrogate mothers by paying up to £85,000 for a child, research reveals. UK citizens are statistically the likeliest in Europe to look abroad … Read More
February 26, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – The term has stuck largely due to its aggressive marketing by groups in the US (such as the Medical Tourism Association) which see medical travel and its related tourism spin-offs as a “win-win” for developing countries trying … Read More
February 23, 2015
(Stuff.co.nz) – Kiwis are putting their vision on the line by going overseas for cheap eye operations, doctors warn. The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Ophthalmologists has issued a strong warning of the dangers as medical tourism grows … Read More
