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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.

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Medical Tourism Patients Finding More to Florida under Sun

Medical tourism is enough to convince anyone that there is more to Florida than warm weather by the pool. It will strengthen Florida's position as a medical tourism destination of choice for both international and domestic healthcare consumers.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Medical Tourism Patients Can Pin Hopes On Paralyzed Man Walking Again

A man completely paralyzed from the waist down can walk again is truly miraculous and offers hope for millions who were hopeless. It's tremendous news for medical tourism patients waiting for restructured funding and regulations that accelerate biomedical research.

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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.

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Ten Years After: Medical Tourism Surgery is Cause for Celebration

Technologies along with the increasing mobility and medical tourism of consumers are closing gaps in healthcare access. Knowledge gained from the procedure has helped guide similar successful surgeries around the world.

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Medical Tourism Congress: Smart Homes Answer Aged Old Questions

Some pharma and biotech companies as well as medical-device manufacturers have already begun to transform the healthcare sector. In China, there are more people living with Alzheimer's than any other country in the world.

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Grenada Hopes Memory Will Serve Medical Tourism Plans Correctly

Some may have known about Grenada if they remembered the U.S. operation in 1983, when American troops liberated the island from Marxist forces. Those who were not aware, St. George’s had grown from only a few hundred students at the time of invasion to 4,000 today.‍

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Medical Tourism Congress: Little Words of Encouragement at Women's Summit

Instead of dwelling on the negative, Botti and her sisters transferred their collective energies into productivity and kindness. A few little words proved to be something special, not only morphing into an iconic symbol of sisterhood.

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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.

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Ask a Patient: Americans Turn to Medical Tourism for Healthcare Relief

Despite the best intentions of the Affordable Care Act, Americans continue to find difficulties with access to affordable healthcare. The confusion and costs vary widely from one hospital to the next or even looking beyond state or national boundaries.

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Ask a Patient: Medical Tourism Consumers Know Health Is Worth Price

Making Dollars and Sense Out of the Medical Tourism Experience, questions and answers from real and active healthcare consumers. The live interactive webcast connects patients from all over the world to the hospital administrators, doctors and clinicians.

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Hold the Phone: Medical Tourism Answering Call from Mobile Health

Virtual consultations between physicians and patients are among the many reasons medical tourism is using mobile health technology. Mobile health has tremendous potential to help train health workers, manage chronic disease, monitor critical medical barometers.

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Medical Tourism Partners Confront Silent Killer -- Chronic Disease

Parkinson's is so scary as the doctors do not have a test to detect the disease, but sure of its symptoms impaired movement. The good news is that like most non-communicable diseases, Parkinson's is not contagious; doctors are not even sure why it happens.

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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.

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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.

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Juice Up: Wellness Crazes Fit for Well-To-Do Lifestyles

Juice bar sales reached $1.3 million nationwide last year, which is more than twice the concentrate from a decade ago. For those who don't have enough time to take daily nutrients, liquid concoctions can be healthy alternatives that hit the spot.

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Northern Exposure: U.S. Alliances Target Canadian Medical Tourism Patients

Canadians don't necessarily have a corner on the wait time market, they have to wait for 33 percent more than American counterpart. When the diagnosis called for elective surgery, 25 percent of Canadians waited for four months or more.‍