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What exactly is a medical tourist anyway?

Back in May 2008, I blogged on “McKinsey and the medical tourism numbers game..." and commented on their strange way of counting (or not...

World Medical Tourism Day: Today’s the day!

“It’s safer than you think” is the theme of this year’s World Medical Tourism Day, which takes place today, 1 April 2015. Despite its staggering...

Google retires Google Health, scrapping plans for “global patient records”

Google has announced that it plans to “retire” Google Health in January 2012. It’s a blow to those in the medical tourism world who...

The latest NHS hospital data may show where future demand for medical tourism lies

The latest data on hospital activity within the UK National Health Service provides a useful indicator of where future demand for medical tourism may...

India medical tourism market: Worth $8 billion? The reality…

Will the Indian medical tourism market really be worth USD 8 billion by the year 2020? Where has this figure come from? And how...

The most popular medical tourism articles of 2012

What were the top ten most popular medical tourism articles on IMTJ in 2012? What were the top ten most popular medical tourism articles on...

Was 2009 a good year for medical tourism?

Before looking forward to 2010, let's look back and assess where medical tourism is now. So, was 2009 a good year for medical tourism?...

The new skills needed for international patient management

With the complexity and confusion surrounding travel restrictions, quarantine requirements, and vaccination certificates and passports, is now the time to appoint a “COVID-19 guru”...

What will re-stimulate international patient business?

At some time in the future (don’t ask me when!), the world will return to normal. Or perhaps a new normal? Medical travel will...

How trustworthy are services bought online in world of medical tourism?

One of the criticisms of buying services via the web is that you cannot always be sure with whom you are actually dealing. This...