February 23, 2015
(The Guardian) – Thailand’s parliament has passed legislation banning commercial surrogacy, putting a halt on foreign couples seeking to have children through Thai surrogate mothers. The issue of surrogacy was in the spotlight in Australia last year after a Western … Read More
February 19, 2015
(Yahoo! News) – Seoul on Friday announced a crackdown on illegal brokers and unregistered clinics in a bid to protect medical tourists, especially those drawn by the country’s huge plastic surgery industry. The country is a cultural powerhouse in Asia … Read More
February 19, 2015
(New York Times) – As the Obama administration chips away at the economic isolation of Cuba, whittling at an embargo that is older than most people on this island, industries of many kinds are trying to figure out what the … Read More
February 16, 2015
(The Montreal Gazette) – Could they be the white knights of Canada’s ailing, cash-strapped health care system who will come in, sweep up sickly patients and whisk them off to greener medical pastures? There’s no question that, for a growing number of Canadians, … Read More
February 13, 2015
(Medical Xpress) – South Korea on Friday announced a crackdown on illegal brokers and unregistered clinics in a bid to protect medical tourists, especially those drawn by the country’s booming plastic surgery industry. The Health Ministry unveiled a raft of … Read More
February 5, 2015
(Medical Tourism Magazine) – “Croatia and other nations in Eastern Europe are embracing medical tourism,” said Renée-Marie Stephano, President of the Medical Tourism Association®. “This means policymakers have chosen to invest in efficient healthcare systems that will both influence foreign … Read More
January 30, 2015
(The Vancouver Sun) – Gordie Howe’s son says the hockey legend’s stroke symptoms have improved since his treatment with stem cells at a Mexican clinic in early December and he wants him to repeat the procedure. But regenerative medicine experts … Read More
January 22, 2015
(The Conversation) – Once thought to be a problem only in poorly regulated jurisdictions overseas, unproven stem cell treatments are increasingly being offered in Australia. Now, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) is holding a public consultation on whether current regulation … Read More
January 21, 2015
(The Wall Street Journal) – The doctor will see you now … in a chat room over the Internet. Reflecting the high use of the Internet in Indonesia, doctors and hospitals are increasingly making it possible for Indonesians to consult … Read More
January 16, 2015
(National Post) – The rise of stem-cell tourism by celebrities such as Howe, as well as by the not-so-famous who are desperate for a cure, can put people in danger from unsafe treatments, say some Canadian researchers. It can also … Read More
January 5, 2015
(Times of India) – Global medical tourism market will rise to $ 32.5 billion by 2019 on account of rising healthcare costs in developed countries, like the US and improved standards of healthcare technology and services in nations like India … Read More
December 29, 2014
(New York Times) – The South Korean government is setting aside as much as $4 million a year to help promote the medical tourism industry, which is dominated by plastic surgeons. It expects one million medical tourists a year by … Read More
December 26, 2014
(Economic Times) – US-based industry resource Patients Beyond Borders estimates the world market is expanding by 25 per cent per year – it reached $ 55 billion with 11 million medical tourists in 2013. Increasingly, major Asian players like India, … Read More
December 15, 2014
(The Guardian) – Sick of losing patients to international competitors, US states are spending millions of dollars, passing legislation and even revamping cities to make themselves more attractive to domestic medical tourists – people like Losen, who cross state lines … Read More
December 4, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – Some National Football League (NFL) players have been seeking out unproven stem cell therapies to help accelerate recoveries from injuries, according to a new paper from Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. While most players seem … Read More
November 20, 2014
(Bloomberg) – Come for the gold-spired temples and sun-kissed beaches; stay for the low-cost, U.S.-accredited medical services. Or vice versa. That’s the Land of Smiles today, Bloomberg Markets magazine will report in its December issue. Foreigners seeking treatment for everything … Read More
November 5, 2014
(Medical Tourism Magazine) – Suicide tourism is a far cry from medical tourism, in which patients seek affordable procedures and treatments at attractive destinations where they can relax and recover compared to places where the dying travel to rest in … Read More
November 4, 2014
(Korea Times) – Korea aims to quadruple the number of foreigners visiting here for medical purposes to 1 million by 2020 with the main focus of advertising being the Middle East, the nation’s top health officer said in a recent … Read More
November 4, 2014
(Business Standard) – Highlighting India’s prowess in medical tourism, India Post will release stamps on liver transplant to commemorate the recognition that the country has achieved globally. The Department of Posts (DoP) will tomorrow release a commemorative postage stamp on … Read More
October 27, 2014
(Telegraph) – Foreigners will be allowed to undergo controversial IVF treatment creating ‘three-parent babies’ in Britain if Parliament green-lights the treatment, a health minister has suggested. Jane Ellison sparked a backlash on Wednesday by saying she expects UK clinics will … Read More
October 23, 2014
(IMTJ) – The UAE has an amended visa policy with new options for medical tourists. Under the new rules, a medical treatment visa costs Dhs550, with a multiple entry visa priced at Dhs1400 and a visa for a patient’s escort … Read More
October 16, 2014
(Daily Mail) – An Australian couple has made the shock discovery that they have no biological connection to their child, who was born via surrogate in India. The case is the latest in a string of international surrogacy controversies, with … Read More
October 15, 2014
(Medical Tourism Magazine) – Canadians accustomed to the cold realities of long lines for healthcare and limited access to specialists and new technology — not to mention sub-freezing winter temperatures — have always been warm to the idea of medical … Read More
October 10, 2014
(Medical Xpress) – The EU’s top court, ruling on a so-called “medical tourism” case, said patients seeking treatment in another member state should have the cost covered by their home authorities if local care is not available in “good time.” … Read More
October 10, 2014
(Medical Tourism Magazine) – A decade has passed since Carl and Clarence Aquirre, conjoined twins from the Philippines, embarked on a medical tourism journey to the United States. And although surgery at Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Medical Center in New … Read More
