Can meta-data tell us more about healthcare?
Who knows what's going on in healthcare? Who knows what conditions and disorders are causing people problems? Who knows what's happening in medical tourism?
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The top five burning issues in medical tourism
At the IMTJ Medical Travel Summit in London, April 15th-16th, we’re aiming to focus on some of the key issues that face the developing...
Malaysia “boob job” advertisement banned in UK
If you are in the medical tourism business, one pitfall that you must avoid is breaking the advertising and promotion rules in your target...
Would you travel abroad for plastic surgery?
… was the question asked by the UK’s Daily Mirror of its readers, following the recent death of a British woman in a cosmetic...
The medical travel survivors of COVID-19 will be the ones that benefit in 2021
On December 31, 2019, the World Health Organization learned about a number of cases of pneumonia of unknown origin in Wuhan City, China. On...
Technology is bringing international healthcare to where the patient lives
With restrictions on travel likely to continue for some time, the growth of teleconsultation and telemedicine will continue apace. For patients pursuing low cost...
What this year’s IMTJ stories and articles can teach us
At this time of year, it’s worth looking back at some of the stories and articles that we’ve featured in IMTJ, and what they...
A British patient successfully recouped costs of treatment abroad from the NHS
Another British patient has succeeded in recouping the cost of treatment abroad from the NHS.
Ann Belshaw of Suffolk took the Suffolk Primary Care Trust...
Pent up demand – a medical tourism opportunity?
The pandemic clearly had a major impact on health services across the globe, diverting resources to treating COVID-19 patients and creating long term challenges...
Google warning for medical tourism agencies and facilitators
Google actions sound a warning for medical tourism agencies and facilitators.
Last week, Google took action in the UK to exclude UK agencies involved in...