National Heart Institute opening more branches in Malaysia

According to The Star, Malaysia’s National Heart Institute (IJN) is branching out of Kuala Lumpur to bring its world-class medical treatment and healthcare services to more people in...
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Standards revised for Korean hospitals treating international patients

According to the Korea Biomedical Review, the Korean Ministry of Health and Welfare has said it will amend the evaluation and designation standards for...

Croatia could take 25% of Hungarian dental tourism market, says IMTJ

In an in-depth interview with Total Croatia News, Keith Pollard editor in chief of IMTJ, says that if Croatia 'really got its act together'...

IMTJ warns China outbound medical traveller estimates are overhyped

The South China Morning Post has this week published comments by Keith Pollard, IMTJ editor in chief, about the potential in targeting outbound Chinese...

Ruling from UK’s ASA impacts cosmetic surgeons

A ruling from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), the UK advertising regulator, is a warning to all cosmetic surgeons. The Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP)...

Amaala: plans for ultra-luxury health destination

The Public Investment Fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia has unveiled its plans for Amaala, a new ultra-luxury destination for wellness tourism. PIF aims to create...

Amazon healthcare for the US, Japan, India

Technology giant Amazon is entering healthcare and insurance in the USA, Japan and India. While there is no guarantee that consumer trust in Amazon...

New law for all Turkish medical tourism companies

The Turkish government has introduced regulations that all medical tourism companies must follow to ensure quality, safety and legitimacy of service. MCAN Health has announced it...

Cuba’s health tourism for seniors

Servicios Médicos Cubanos S.A. and the Canadian real estate developer COGIR, have partnered to offer health tourism for senior Canadian tourists.COGIR is a leading...

Turkey & Belgium cause most UK cosmetic surgery aftercare issues

The two main destinations for British patients seeking cosmetic surgery abroad and subsequently needing treatment by the NHS were Turkey (25% of cases) and...