Medical travellers with brain cancer to benefit from new gamma knife in Hawaii
Surrounded by thousands of square miles of ocean, Gamma Knife Center of the Pacific is the only Gamma Knife center in Hawaii. Since 1998,...
Constantine Constantinides talks on why medical tourism businesses fail
In his “Second Opinion” column for IMTJ, Constantine Constantinides from healthCare cybernetics looks at the reasons why some businesses attracted to the medical tourism...
New health accreditation program introduced in The Philippines
An international group has launched an accreditation programme for hospitals, clinics, and wellness centres in The Philippines to improve healthcare services and promote medical...
Singapore sees rise in medical tourism
Singapore has seen an average annual 20% increase in medical tourists from the Middle East since 2006, according to figures collated by Singapore Tourism...
Medical travel opportunities in the Bahamas
Medical travel is a central feature of the Bahamas' future tourism expansion strategy. Bahamas Law Chambers has successfully obtained approval from the Bahamas Investment...
The rise of infertility treatment in the UK may be self limiting
One factor that can affect any aspect of medical travel and medical tourism is that the market sector can be a victim of its...
New offerings in medical travel to Spain from SimpleCare World Health
SimpleCare World Health-with offices in Miami, Florida and Malaga, Spain -is a new medical tourism agency offering international medical travelers high quality affordable treatment...
Korean medical tourism growing despite problems
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has issued a report calling for health care reforms in Korea. The report advises the government to...
Global dental implants market growing
Dental implants already hold a substantial 18% share of the global dental device market, and are also expected to have one of the highest...
We talk to David Kalin about IBMS, a medical certification agency
Caroline Ratner spoke to Dr David Kalin of the International Board of Medicine and Surgery. The IBMS is an organisation that certifies physicians, surgeons,...