News tagged with medical tourism

Traveling for treatment: The case for and against

Medical tourism is to go under the microscope in a major new study, led by an academic from the University of York, which aims to assess its potential advantages and disadvantages.

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created Oct 05, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Transplant tourism poses ethical dilemma for US doctors

A recent case study by doctors at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York examined the ethical issues posed by transplant tourism, an offshoot of medical tourism, which focuses solely on transplantation surgery. Many American transplant ...

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created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study examines ethical dilemmas of medical tourism

Medical tourism in Latin America needs to be regulated to protect consumers, according to Université de Montréal researchers. A new study published in the journal Developing World Bioethics argues that Argent ...

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created Oct 07, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0