news about medical tourism and patients travelling to foreign countries for medical treatment

Medical Tourism

news about medical tourism and patients travelling to foreign countries for medical treatment

Thursday, August 02, 2007

A Stent in Place


When Dubai gains the rest of the world loses.
The Dubai Healthcare City is certainly going to stem the flow of oil rich Arabs to medical tourist destinations elsewhere.


The Wells Dry Up

Wednesday, August 01, 2007

Mexican Holiday For Underinsured US Patients


American hospitals in the US can expect an influx of underinsured hospitals from the US. Though not as cheap as Asian hospitals they are cheaper than Us hospitals.
Any measure to reduce medical costs.

Across the Border

Pune India for Medical Procedures


One more Indian city is all set to become a medical tourism destination offering specialized medical treatment. Hospitals in Pune claim to be among the best with international standards.
Its proximity to Mumbai,India's commercial capital and the spas that are coming up in the city are added attractions

growing Competition

Medical Entrepreuners


Medical Tourism is growing steadily and will continue to grow. The uninsured, under insured and those who want to avoid being on a long waiting list fro a surgical procedure are all heading abroad.
New business enterprises are coming up to cater to the needs of these travellers.
Helping Hands

And Now a Guide Book


Everybody knows what a guide book is - A handbook of directions and other information, especially for travelers or tourists. It is a very handy book for a traveller who is going into unknown regions and all top travel destinations have one.

Medical tourism has grown globally, there are too many destinations and procedures and hospitals.It gets confusing

Singapore ranks as one of the top medical tourism destinations. To guide its medical tourists Singapore has released a guide book on medical tourism which it says is indispensable for the medical tourist.

Keeping Ahead

Long Live Medical Tourism


Medical tourism is helping a lot of people make money. It is not only the doctors, concerned hospitals, medical tourism agents, hotels and all the others involved who are benefiting. A whole new genre of books has evolved based on medical tourism and its authors are laughing all the way to the banks.

Top of the Charts

Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Red Tapeism to the Fore


Bureaucratic red tape in the US is actually promoting medical tourism abroad. Its exorbitant health care is unaffordable for the ordinary system and then red tapeisn does the rest.

Red Tapeism

Monday, July 30, 2007

The Trend of Medical Tourism


Medical Tourism is not anew concept. It has been around for quite some time. But today it is emerging as a growing trend. What is giving the impetus for its growth? Rising cost of medical care and insurance costs is forcing people to go abroad for their health care.

Why its growing