Health
Hair therapy boosts Istanbul's receding tourism
On his to-do list for his trip to Istanbul, Palestinian tourist Jameel wants to visit the Blue Mosque and take a tour on the Bosphorus, like any other tourist.
May 9, 2017
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Patients take flight as medical tourism booms
Medical tourism has grown into a healthy travel sector as people shop beyond their borders for everything from dental work to plastic surgery, say experts at Berlin's ITB travel fair.
Mar 11, 2017
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Doctors hail China's pledge to stop harvesting inmate organs
Surgeons from around the world gathered at a conference in Beijing on Monday in China's latest effort to fight persistent skepticism about whether its hospitals have stopped performing transplants with the organs of executed ...
Oct 17, 2016
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Surgery
CDC warns of dangers of plastic surgery in Dominican Republic
(HealthDay)— U.S. health officials are warning about the dangers of "medical tourism" after at least 18 women from the East Coast became infected with a disfiguring bacteria following plastic surgery procedures they had ...
Jul 14, 2016
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Law reform in Canada may help curb organ transplant tourism
Creating a confidential reporting system in Canada about organ transplant tourism could help reduce the practice and disrupt international networks, argues a commentary published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Jun 6, 2016
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Canada's new assisted suicide bill doesn't allow visitors
Canada on Thursday introduced a new assisted suicide law that will apply only to citizens and residents, meaning Americans won't be able to travel to Canada to die.
Apr 14, 2016
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Medical anthropologist explores reproductive travel in 'Fertility Holidays'
North Americans travel to Europe for many reasons, including business, vacation or trips to learn more about their family heritage.
Dec 23, 2015
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The implications of medical tourism for patients and health systems
Patients who travel abroad for medical treatment risk returning with complications or infections that require costly treatment on the NHS and is one of the issues highlighted in a new handbook exploring medical tourism.
Jun 30, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
'Excessive' public alarm as S. Korea reports 16th MERS death (Update)
South Korea Monday reported its 16th death in an expanding MERS outbreak, as President Park Geun-Hye called for efforts to shore up the economy against what she called "excessive" public alarm.
Jun 15, 2015
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Medical tourism isn't always a fair deal for developing countries
Medical tourism is an awful term. It conveys an image of people from a cold climate flying off to some warm beach resort for a bit of nip and tuck, some dental repair or a few weeks of health spa rejuvenation. Although this ...
Feb 25, 2015
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