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3 million people globally store stem cells for treatment in the future
WideCells Group has signed a deal to bring its stem cell insurance product, CellPlan, to the Asian market. With existing contracts in Europe and...
NZ dentists claim higher numbers of bad dental tourism cases
A study by the University of Otago, New Zealand claims that dentists are fixing increasing numbers of unsuccessful treatments when dental tourism goes wrong.
The...
Wealthy Gambians being treated abroad are targeted
Public anger is growing against Gambian ministers and officials who travel abroad for medical treatment.
Most Gambians cannot travel outside the country for birth and...
Study identifies health risks for medical tourists to the Dominican Republic
A US academic study warns that patients who travel abroad for cosmetic surgery can bring home serious complications and finds that the Dominican Republic...
Calais Hospital failing to attract British patients
Centre Hospitalier de Calais has an agreement with NHS England to offer UK patients free medical treatment in France. Numbers so far are few.
Two...
Inbound tourism rebounds post political and terrorist crises
Recently published tourism revenue stats show an increase of 27% in Turkey and 23% in Tunisia. If overall tourism is recovering, inbound medical tourism...
Call to develop dental tourism across the Caribbean
Dental practitioners in the Caribbean have called on governments to help them exploit dental tourism opportunities, through changes to the health care structure and...
Major healthcare provider Fortis Hospitals is merging with Manipal Hospitals
Fortis Healthcare is demerging its hospitals business Fortis Hospitals into Manipal Hospitals and selling its 20% stake in diagnostics company SRL.
Leading medical tourism provider...
Why the growth of medical tourism is being limited by a lack of appropriate...
Ian Youngman, healthcare industry specialist, considers how type, availability and location of hotel rooms is more of a restricting factor to medical tourism growth...
US lawsuit targets medical tourist doctors in Mexico
Multi-million dollar class action lawsuit in Arizona seeks damages from doctors in Mexico and agents in Arizona for fraud and negligence. The publicity is...
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