Greetings, After a week away for vacation, it was actually interesting to sift through the medical travel news that developed while I was away. The best news was that there really wasn't any bad news to be had. Medical travel continues to garner coverage in a diverse range of media
Month: April 2024
Dr. Marc Harrison, Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi
Eric Grossman, Senior Partner, Mercer
Editor's Note: Medical Travel Today recently featured news of the Johns Hopkins-PepsiCo deal. In an effort to better understand the future of medical travel for employer groups, we decided to connect with Mercer, the organization responsible for bringing some of the largest employers and providers together. We're grateful to Eric Grossman,
A Report from the 3rd Annual Center for Medical Tourism Research Conference
Prepared by Christine A. Sandoval, University of the Incarnate Word, Undergraduate Student The 3rd Annual Center for Medical Tourism Research (CMTR) Conference took place Feb. 13-15, 2012, in San Antonio, Texas. This year's conference featured associate professor Dr. Tricia Johnson from Rush University, who served as the keynote speaker. Johnson's
The New Yorker and “The Takeaway” Examine the Lure of Healthcare Abroad for Americans
Editor's Note: The April 16 issue of The New Yorker featured an interesting piece by staff writer James Surowiecki, called "Club Med." In it, Surowiecki explores not just the phenomena of medical travel, including impressive numbers for inbound travel to Thailand, Malaysia, and South Korea, but also the potential for even greater growth
Study Finds Cancer Care Costs Higher in U.S. Than Europe, But Survival Longer – Top Cancer Expert Disagrees
Medical Travel: The Time for Agents is Now
by Maria Lenhart, travelmarketreport.com - News articles about medical tourism often focus on the exotic - patients traveling to India for invasive heart surgery and the like. Many outpatients going to these areas generally use outpatient housing. But for travel agents, the best opportunities in this burgeoning market are far
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Professor Marcia Inhorn, Part Two
Editor's Note: This is Part Two of a conversation with Marcia Inhorn,aprofessor of Anthropology and International Affairs at Yale University.Inhorn's recent presentation at the Center for Medical Tourism Research Conference in Austin, Texas,Reproductive Tourism: Global Trends, Middle Eastern Perspectives, garnered a lot of attention and praise. Medical Travel Today spoke with Inhorn after
Sebastian Viramontes
Medical Travel Today (MTT): What is Hospital's history and experience in medical travel? Sebastian Viramontes (SV): Hospital San Jose Tec de Monterrey is actually a university hospital. It was founded in 1969 and since then has provided care to many people in the community. In 1978 the hospital was granted to