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Technology & Innovation

Medical Records are Vital to Accessing Healthcare Overseas

Medical records are sensitive data and sharing such information prior, during or after the treatment requires a level of security. Information should be easy to understand and accommodating to both the language of patient and doctor.

Technology & Innovation

Wellness Vacations: Healthy Investments in Travel are Well Worth a Trip

The concept of mixing business with pleasure toward the promotion of company objective in the name of good health has helped. The value of wellness vacations and hitting the reset button can manage both existing diseases and preventing chronic conditions.

Editorial

Senior Stereotypes: An Age-Old Problem

When people use stereotypes, they make attributions about a person purely on the basis of the category to which they belong. stereotypes are “cognitive structures that store our beliefs and expectations”; images and ideas with specific meanings in our culture.

Destination Spotlight

Kerala: Emerging Destination for Medical Value Travel

Popularly known as a hub of Ayurveda, Kerala has captured the imagination of many as a destination for medical travel in India. High-quality healthcare services, state-of-the-art in- infrastructure, Kerala is the most advanced healthcare destinations in South Asia.

Destination Spotlight

Costa Rica Medical Tourism: New Club Med -- 'Family Time' with 'Me Time'

Considered one of the world’s seven “Blue Zones” due to the longevity of the local population; evokes similarities to Malibu. Costa Rica’s robust medical tourism industry promises patients a land of enduring glamour.‍

Healthcare Development & Architecture

Global Stem Cell Market: State of the Cell

Clinics operating in tourist centers, the Cayman Islands and the Bahamas offer unproven treatments for diseases such as MS. Clinics are finding difficulty attracting patients to places such as Lima, Peru, Ecuador and even Mexico.

Destination Spotlight

Gertrude's Children's Hospital: Kenya 'Giving' Healthcare Provider

People all over the world struggle to find a model that can financially sustain children’s health, Gertrude’s Children’s Hospital did it. Gertrude’s is a simple hospital, and has come as a place of hope for sick children who have no expectations elsewhere.‍

Industry News

Hitting Bottom: Addiction, Rehab, Medical Tourism and High-End Living

Substance abuse touches everyone those who abuse and those who don't, people spend huge amount to get rid of their addiction. All insurers, including Medicaid, are required to cover the treatment of drug and alcohol addiction.

Industry News

Assisted Reproduction: Lisbon Spawns Medical Tourism and Hope

Scientists in Israel working with a team, have successfully created embryonic cells that give rise to sperm and ova in a test tube. The medical breakthrough might someday help tens of millions of people who can't start families.

Industry News

Sleeping Giant: Lisbon Awakes to Medical Tourism Opportunities

Portugal is a sleeping giant that is opening an eye toward medical tourism and the country's economy is finally growing again. Lisbon officials have their sights on medical travel opportunities to generate increased revenue and augment healthcare infrastructure.

Industry News

Medical Tourism: Lisbon Becomes Automatic Choice for Robotic Surgery

Healthcare speaks to both residents and international visitors to Portugal — who seek a range of multidisciplinary services. The surgical robot takes advantage of minimally invasive techniques to reduce pain, blood loss and infection rates for patients.

Industry News

Cayman Islands Health City: At Heart of Medical Tourism in Caribbean

The Cayman Islands is situated 480 miles south of Miami, Fla., the destination offers plenty of natural beauty, fine dining, shopping. It's further complemented by the evolution of Health City, hotel to lodge overseas patients for rehabilitation facilities.‍

Industry News

Healthy Choice: Puerto Rico Turns to Medical Tourism to Boost Economy

Puerto Rico is not just aiming to step into a highly competitive market but also aiming to become a key player. Medical Tourism Association training and certification will compliment Puerto Rico's multifaceted strategy.

Industry News

Assisted Suicide: Who Decides -- When, Where and How?

European nations are the favorite place where willing customers can travel, see a doctor, and die on the same day. Assisted suicide is not to be confused with euthanasia, which is legal in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.

Industry News

Medical Tourism Patients Back Prostate Cancer Game-Changer

A quarter-million men in the U.S. are diagnosed with prostate cancer each year, according to the American Society of Oncology. Early detection and increased vigilance means more cases can be cured, as most men no longer have to die from prostate cancer.

Industry News

Wait-And-See: EU Directive Opens Doors to Medical Tourism

The reimbursement of medical expenses in another member state cannot be refused where a lack of medical supplies and infrastructure. Cross-border patients are beginning to take advantage of the directive and access care across Europe.

Industry News

Oh Canada! Top-Ranked Destination Warming Up to Medical Tourism

Canada topped the list for Country Environment and Medical Tourism Costs, which is good news for major healthcare providers. Canada has all of the characteristics that make medical tourism attractive to patients, especially from the United States.

Industry News

Island-Hopping Medical Tourism Patients Land Softly in Puerto Rico

In Puerto Rico, medical tourism patients can find orthopedists who use the latest instrumentation and apply the newest advances. Puerto Rico can offer the same level or better quality of service than anywhere in the U.S.

Industry News

Afghan Medical Tourism Patients Find Welcome Mats in India

Medical visas are free and do not require applicants to provide financial statements or proof of medical insurance. Getting Indian visas is easy, and the treatment and medical infrastructure is world-class and affordable at the same time.

Industry News

Medical Tourism: Boxing and Wellness Become Weight of Life in Desert

Dubai's efforts to become a leading healthcare destination and supporting initiatives are providing vast opportunities. The opening of the gym comes on a report that found a high prevalence of obesity in the UAE, which authorities fear will weigh heavy.