Dennis Wilson was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier, but after reaching the treatment options, he decided on proton therapy. Life is too short, you've just got to get out and enjoy, that's he said after getting technology and accessibility of the center.
Medical tourism has become an option for Chinese patients, who want the best care available and who can afford to pay for top doctors. Other Chinese patients travel overseas for advanced pharmaceuticals that bureaucratic delayed their sale at home in China.
Some governments and providers have evolved along with the healthcare industry to either maintain or increase their market positions. Planning strategy and execution are factors that create the most successful medical travel players today.
When Americans dream of a day when they can retire to a Carribean island, they often reminded of the potential harsh realities. It is inevitable that in the next decade, the U.S. will have to amend Medicare regulations.
Cardiac electrophysiologists at Hospital da Luz have performed more than 1000 ablation procedures to treat atrial fibrillation. Ablation involves long, flexible tubes or catheters inserted through a vein in the patient's groin and threaded to the heart.
Medical tourism patients from Europe and other Arab countries have traditionally sought treatment in the Middle East. Population growth, diverse lifestyle-related illnesses and the demand for healthcare services fueled the medical tourism in the Gulf region.
Demand for double-hand transplants is gaining momentum on the international stage and encouraging patients who lost both hands. Prosthetics for arms and hands are not as advanced as those for feet and legs and the growth of nerves remains a prohibitive factor.
Population growth coupled with lifestyle changes will put increasing pressure on Arab states to deliver healthcare services. There are challenges to an overstretched infrastructure, but demand can mean opportunities as well and that's healthy for all.
Lufthansa - a sponsor of the 8th World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress knows better than most airlines. The physicians, facilitators, and travel and hospitality interests rely on Lufthansa for transporting patients and their companions to destinations.
The Brain tumor center has clinical fellowships for U.S. and Canadian neurosurgeons and fellowships and visiting scholar programs. By no means do brain tumors adhere to boundaries nor do they discriminate on the basic or region or race.
The Puerto Rico Medical Tourism Corporation is in the midst of an aggressive campaign to market the island's healthcare services. Investors and entrepreneurs can learn about healthcare and tourism services in Puerto Rico.
Hungary has long been considered a thriving destination for dental treatments, plastic surgery, and ophthalmology treatments. Region's propensity to attract health and wellness seekers to Hungary's historic Turkish baths and thermal spas.
International investors are aware of Dominican Republic status as an elite destination based on the success of the tourism industry. Hospitals and clinics in the Dominican Republic welcomes 20,00 international patients, 1,000 for plastic surgery alone.
Jordan enjoys the facilities, human resources, and stability to provide quality care even in the face of an aging population. Access to quality care is contingent on more than professional staff and equipment.
The World Medical Tourism & Global Healthcare Congress produced a fascinating display of how the industry has evolved. Today’s ease of travel, advanced technology and developments in global healthcare make this a unique period of growth.
AHA and ADA recommended that disease treatment should begin with lifestyle changes such as diet and exercise before medications. The WHO predicts that by 2020, two-thirds of disease will stem from lifestyle choices.
Approximately 42,000 Canadians traveled abroad last year for medical purposes like saving money on dental or uncovered procedures. The Canadian healthcare system is publicly-funded, but private entities provide most of the services.
Teamwork is of utmost importance in medical tourism and necessary for doctors to grow professionally, research, and innovate. Patient must know, without a doubt, they are heard, all of their symptoms are documented and treatment doesn’t stop upon a return home.
8 million patients are estimated to travel for healthcare and 1 million Americans are about to hear the rising healthcare costs. Medical tourism is a viable choice because international facilities made great strides in maintaining existing healthcare systems.
Mainstream stem cell research reflects evidence-based medicine, other treatment offers therapies derived from adipose tissue. Many patients want access to regenerative therapies but cannot afford to travel overseas where such treatments are more widely available.
