Booming medical tourism in India
A new report, "Booming Medical Tourism in India", provides an insight into the Indian medical tourism market. It evaluates the past, present and future...
JCI and Korean Hospital Association work together
Joint Commission International (JCI) and the Korean Hospital Association (KHA) have agreed to establish programmes focused on improving the quality and safety of health...
performs a complicated Beating Heart Surgery without Blood Transfusion
A complicated beating heart surgery was performed by the cardiac team at Wockhardt Hospitals on a 59 year old patient without blood transfusion. Mr....
Medical tourism potential in Bulgaria
Bulgaria, a fledgling member of the European Union, and a country with a seaside nestled at the crossroads between the East and the West,...
Malaysia: medical advertising guidelines to go?
The Malaysian Health Ministry could be set to call for a review of the Medical Advertising Guidelines, if opponents of the current restrictions get...
American Liver Transplant Patient Success in Taiwan
Taiwan Medical Tourism has just won the heart of its first American liver transplant patient in May. Taiwan started promoting its medical tourism programs...
UAE Ministry of Health demands hospital accreditation
Licences of hospitals in the UAE will not be renewed by the Ministry of Health if they fail to upgrade their infrastructure. They must...
Medeguide: new medical tourism portal
Ruben Toral, Chief Executive of Mednet Asiaand President of the IMTA, will launch a new medical tourism portal called Medeguide to provide doctors and...
Woman sues over allegedly botched facelift
A woman from Wales is suing a cosmetic surgery clinic in Belgium after she underwent cosmetic surgery a facelift.
Mrs X, who is in her...
First medical tourism patent sought
Dubai group MRI has filed a United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) patent for technology that enables integration of medical tourism with health...