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Let's go Global! Universal! Galactic! with medical tourism

The escalation of superlatives in medical tourism is spiraling to ridiculous heights. Not only do we now have global healthcare - formerly the purview of such august institutions as the World Health Organization, and well-financed philanthropic organizations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. We now have a medical tourism research center. It's about time, I thought, when I first read of it. Let's get some real studies done. Let's track some real data. Let's put an end to these crazy nu… Continue

Added by Julie Munro on December 8, 2009 at 9:31am — No Comments

Cyberchondriac

Heard a new word on the latest TV show about doctors, Royal Pains. “Cyberchondriac” is the new healthcare consumer who reads up on his/her symptoms on the internet and self-diagnoses. In the extreme, the cyberchondriac will even tell the doctor how to treat the condition. The root of the word, of course, comes from hypochondriac – a person who believes he suffers from imaginary illness or symptoms. What a perfect word for a condition that is familiar to any medical travel facilitator who’s been… Continue

Added by Julie Munro on September 29, 2009 at 3:59pm — No Comments

Some Things to Know About Medical Travel!

There are things to consider about going overseas for any medical procedure. If you're planning to work with a Medical Tourism Company. do your research to ensure the company has all the requirements you need. About Medical Tourism: * Simply put Medical Tourism means traveling to a country other than your own for medical procedures. * People travel overseas usually to save money on elective surgery that is not life-threatening and would be very expensive in their own country. Surgery can also… Continue

Added by Debbie Norwitz on September 28, 2009 at 2:22pm — No Comments

Medical Tourism: Here today, here to stay? Or born too soon, gone tomorrow?

If you haven’t yet read Ian Youngman’s article in the latest issue of the International Medical Travel Journal, I urge you to do so. He asks, What happened to those 2008 medical tourism forecasts? Even the most conservative prediction of 1,6 million medical tourists – more than double 2007 numbers – seems outrageously high. It suggests that the airline indus… Continue

Added by Julie Munro on September 18, 2009 at 10:04am — No Comments

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