Editor's Note: Ostensibly about retiring abroad, a recent piece in US News & World Report offered some insight into a city-sponsored medical tourism program. The featured program, based in Cuenca, Ecuador, provides patients with access to five of the region's top hospitals, as well as discounts for lodging, dining and tourist attractions. 

International Private Medical Insurance Magazine (IPMI.com) - Medical tourism becomes safer for medical tourists with the launch of insurance specifically for people traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment. "Episodes Medical Travel Insurance offers travelers protection against certain risks of surgery, along with safeguards against medical emergencies, lost luggage and trip

Global Health Voyager, Inc., a publicly-traded, full-service, international medical tourism company, announced a new round-the-clock nursing support service for its users. "Our upcoming phone support option will give patients 24-hour access to highly-qualified registered nurses," said Ali Moussavi, CEO of Global Health Voyager. "We match nurses with patients based on

Editor's Note: Exciting, if not somewhat delayed, news from Spain where we learned that doctors from two Barcelona hospitals performed a fetal surgery to fix a blocked bronchial tube in developing baby girl in late 2010. "It is the first time in the world that this has been achieved. It is

A forward-thinking medical initiative, which will dramatically impact how healthcare is delivered around the world, is being developed in West Virginia. Jim Justice, chairman and owner of The Greenbrier, along with world-renowned physicians Dr. James Andrews, Dr. Tom Graham, Michael Immel, orthopedic practice management consultant and long-time advisor to Dr.

A specially assembled panel of patient travelers will candidly discuss their experiences traveling abroad for medical and dental procedures at the upcoming "Well-Being and Medical Travel Conference 2012." The event will take place on June 20-21, 2012, at The Phoenician luxury resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. (www.well-beingtravelconference.com) The session is a

Editor's Note: A recent piece by Melanie Swan on the Institute for Ethics & Emerging Technologies (ieet.org) suggests that, more than any other industry, stem cell therapies are poised to make a significant near-term impact on worldwide public health. In addition to the most obvious use of stem cells, Swan also

Leo A. Daly shares healthcare design and programming expertise with Turkey's healthcare leaders ISTANBUL, TURKEY-Feb. 27, 2012 --  The U.S. Commercial Service and international architecture, planning, engineering, interiors and program management firm Leo A. Daly hosted a symposium entitled "Healthcare Tourism: Medical, Wellness, Geriatrics Design Trends and New Technologies" at the U.S. Consulate

The Economic Times - Facilitating easy medical access to patients from abroad, healthcare major Prime India today launched the International Wellness Card here. The end-to-end approach in the form of an International Wellness Card will enable patients from abroad to gain access to a host of e-health services, medical tourism educational kits and discounted rates

  The "Well-Being and Medical Travel Conference 2012" -- which will take place on June 20-21, 2012, at The Phoenician luxury resort in Scottsdale, Ariz. (www.well-beingtravelconference.com -- has announced its speaker line-up. The conference is positioned to make a major impact on the global health, wellness, and medical travel industries because, for the first