Washington D.C. to launch global medical tourism initiative

Washington D.C is the latest US region to launch a new global medical tourism initiative, highlighting hospitals alongside monuments and hotels, in a bid...

Ghost doctors Concern

Cosmetic surgery adverts in South Korea attract locals and overseas customers. Many are from reputable local surgeons and clinics. But local specialists are worried...

Health spa tourism initiative in Bosnia and Romania

Working together, two nearby countries have found ways to promote health tourism. The results of a European Union founded project, ‘ Development and promotion...

Boat shaped hospital

A Russian billionaire has designed a huge boat-shaped hospital for the new Dubai-style Tunisia Economic City. Vasily Klyukin claims the White Sails Hospital and Spa...

Air travel forecasts for the next 20 years

Most medical tourists travel by air, so a forecast of air passengers in the next 20 years is a useful planning tool, and it...

New law to stop public officials going overseas for medical treatment

A new law seeking to prevent public officers from travelling overseas for medical treatment, unless officially agreed in advance, is awaiting President Goodluck Ebele...

Few British citizens using EC law to go overseas for treatment.

In the first year of the new rules on EU cross-border healthcare, out of the 855 patients seeking to get the NHS to pay...

British woman dies after unlicensed cosmetic surgery in Thailand

Londoner Joy Williams, 24, died after travelling to Thailand for cosmetic surgery. She found a clinic online and paid £2,000 for a buttock augmentation...

Warnings On Unskilled And Unlicensed Cosmetic Surgery Practitioners

The International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery (ISAPS) has issued a warning to all seeking less expensive cosmetic surgical procedures, particularly outside their home...

DNV GL merger approved by competition authorities

The merger between DNV and GL is now approved. The new company - DNV GL – is now fully operational. Norwegian based DNV GL...