Let the Games Begin: Is there Life after Olympics for Resort City?
Not too long ago, a meteorite streaked across the Russian sky and exploded in the Ural Mountains with the strength of an atomic bomb. The spectacle injured 1,100, frightened many others, and left a...
View ArticleIsrael Undergoes Government Examination
The medical tourism industry in Israel is in good health and that, in and of itself, is a problem for government officials who have been forced to re-examine what has developed into a profitable source...
View ArticleOut of Africa, Cures for Ailing Health Systems Found in Foreign Lands
All else had failed — most importantly, her kidney and plans for an organ transplant operation. Millicent Njeri was desperate. The 24-year-old Kenyan woman had been waiting for six months to have her...
View ArticleDenied in UK Medical Tourism Patient Finds Heart of Gold in UAE
After getting denied in UK for medical attention and in South Africa, a 70-year-old Nigerian man suffering from cardiovascular and kidney failure is waiting to return home after finding a heart of...
View ArticleGerman Exports Grandmas and Grandpas Seek Homes Abroad
An elderly woman gingerly walks along a shopping mall in Berlin, looking to cross the street. Although the fall air has comfortably graced the autumn of her life, on this day she may soon find herself...
View ArticleMitigating Uncertainties of Cross-Border Litigation through Alternative...
Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. Point out to them how the nominal winner is often a real loser – in fees, expenses, and waste of time. As a peacemaker the...
View ArticleSurgical Auctions Going Once, Going Twice — Going to Medical Tourism
As costs escalate and healthcare reform sweeps across the insurance landscape, “going once, and going twice” sounds more like something out of EBay than ER protocol. But, surgical auctions are exactly...
View ArticleWomen Healthcare Leaders in New Comforting Role
After working her way up from a clerical to managerial position, backing down from a challenge was certainly not part of her makeup, but Christine Martinelli didn’t see any benefit behind a job change....
View ArticleCreating Successful Wellness Incentives: An Inside Job
Employers are getting in the business of keeping employees healthy. There are still those employers who will encourage employees to use the stairs instead of an elevator, position gym equipment in a...
View ArticleMedical Tourism: Changing with Shifting Sands of Time
Every industry changes and adapts. Some governments and providers have evolved along with the healthcare industry to either maintain or increase their market positions. Other governments and hospitals...
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