Puerto Rico Points to Medical Tourism Training
A personal touch may not have meant much to Marcy Heistand at first, until the harsh realities of a tumor somewhere between her lungs and chest slapped her hard in the stomach. For sure she felt the...
View ArticleChoosing the Right International Patient Management Platform
Technology plays a vital role in any business, and medical tourism is no different. While many international patient departments and medical tourism facilitators continue to use excel spreadsheets,...
View ArticleMedical Tourism: Travel Agents Rerouting Business Plans
After a traffic accident took both her limbs, Susha Bashayreh is back on her feet again after completing three weeks of rehabilitation at Dubai Healthcare City where new sockets and liners for her...
View ArticleMedical Tourism Training: Dominican Republic Ready to Play Ball
Nobody thought he’d play baseball again, not even the doctor who, half-a decade ago in the Dominican Republic, treated the right rotator cuff and ailing elbow of New York Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon...
View ArticleThe First Executive Market Intelligence Course on Russia, the Ukraine and...
Get 25% off by Enrolling through MTA – Learn about Program Details Here The MTA, in partnership with the Atlantica School of Industry and Business (ASIB Europe), has developed the first Executive...
View ArticleIndia’s Trends in Hospital Marketing
In the digital age, having the best facility and providing the best treatments for patients is not enough for a hospital to stay ahead of the competition. With the advancements of the internet and...
View ArticleMedical Tourism Industry Valued at $439B; Poised for 25% Year-Over-Year...
In a just released report issued by VISA and Oxford Economics, the Medical Tourism industry was valued at a staggering USD 439 billion, with a projected growth rate of up to 25% year-over-year for the...
View ArticleALS Ice Bucket Challenge Two Years Later
Think back to 2014, and the peculiar trend of people dumping buckets of ice water over their heads to on social media. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was a viral fundraising and awareness campaign for...
View ArticleZika Virus May be Spread Without Mosquitoes
The son of a man who died from the Zika virus has also been infected with the disease, and health authorities have no idea how he contracted it. This case is the first of its kind where the source of...
View ArticleMosquitoes Spread Zika Virus in Florida
At a press conference on Friday, Florida governor Rick Scott confirmed four cases of the Zika virus in southern Florida—the first known cases of the disease being spread by mosquitoes in the...
View ArticleThe Placebo Effect Works, but do We Know How?
The placebo effect refers to the marked improvement of a patient who receives treatment with a substance that has no known medical effects, i.e. a placebo. Simply because the patient has the...
View ArticleMedical Tourism or Medical Misadventure? How to Choose the Right Hospital Abroad
A New Zealand TV station is promoting medical tourism through a hyped reality series, “Beauty and the Beach”, which promises to showcase many “nip, tuck and tan” success stories associated with the...
View ArticleThe Right to Try Movement: Potentially Life Saving Treatment
The Right to Try Movement, founded and championed by the Goldwater Institute, is in the news daily and gaining significant steam since its inception in 2015. Case in point, and recently announced at...
View Article10 Exclusive Buyers You Need to Meet in Washington D.C.
In less than 2 months, hundreds of buyers of healthcare representing billions of dollars in medical spending are converging in Washington D.C. at the 9th World Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare...
View ArticleIs Florida’s Response to Zika Effective?
In response to the confirmed cases of Zika virus in the Wynwood district of Miami, the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has issued safety alerts for individuals traveling in or near the neighborhood,...
View ArticleBuyers, Buyers Everywhere!
The largest medical tourism event in the world – The 9th Medical Tourism and Global Healthcare Congress – is less than 50 days away! This event will bring together as many as 3,000 attendees from all...
View ArticleBritons Adding Laser Eye Surgery to Their Vacation
A YouGov survey of 4,209 adults conducted by Simpson Millar reported that more than one-in-five eyeglass wearers and contact users consider going abroad for a laser eye surgery. Both cost effectiveness...
View ArticleLet Your Positive Power Shine at the Global Women’s Leadership Summit
For the 4th consecutive year women from around the world will gather at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center on September 25 in Washington D.C. for the annual Global Women’s Leadership...
View ArticleCustomizing a Cure: The Pioneering Science Behind Cancer Immunotherapy
For decades, conventional treatments like chemotherapy and radiation have been a medical hallmark for combating the spread and growth of cancerous tumors. But according to recent strides in cancer...
View ArticleRising Cost of EpiPens Unaffordable for Most Americans
The cost of EpiPens has dramatically increased over the years—almost 500 percent since 2009—and the surging price tag has left many Americans wondering how they will afford the life-saving medication...
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