What will happen to the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) if there’s a Brexit?
For Britons travelling on the continent, a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) – which affords travellers state provided necessary medical treatment in the host country – has long been a default item to take on holiday.They cover temporary stays in European Economic
Global Medical Tourism Market to Witness Increasing Influx of Medical Tourists in Asian Countries
The increasing number of people travelling abroad to seek medical treatment comprises a rising global trend. The exponentially rising healthcare cost in developed regions, coupled with the availability of advanced yet cost-effective medical services in developing countries, is encouraging people
New FCSO Narcan program will save lives
Imagine a loved one, lying on the floor helpless. He or she is dying of an overdose and there is nothing anyone can do until help arrives.Thanks to a new FDA-approved drug, that loved one can now get a second
Study may lead to better breast cancer drugs
[caption id="attachment_1392" align="alignnone" width="640"] IMAGE: THE RESEARCH SHINES A LIGHT ON AN IMPORTANT SET OF PRETEINS THAT COULD BE TARGETED BY NEW BREAST CANCER TREATMENTS.[/caption] Biomedical scientists have revealed the inner workings of a group of proteins that help to switch
Medical tourism industry valued at $439 billion, poised for 25% annual growth
[caption id="attachment_1336" align="alignnone" width="550"] The global medical tourism industry is set to boom in the coming years, with a new report forecasting an annual growth rate of up to 25% over the next decade[/caption]The global medical tourism industry is set to
Opinion: Thwarting Medical Tourism
Across a broad spectrum of diseases and injuries, researchers are making significant progress in clinical trials for regenerative medicine. Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) technologies that enhance killer T-cell activation for tumor destruction are emerging as powerful tools for eradicating cancer.
Drug scarcity hits Aso Rock clinic despite N3.87bn budget
Despite the N3.87bn allocated to it in the 2016 Appropriation Act, lack of drugs and other essential medical items have crippled operations at the State House Medical Centre, The PUNCH has learnt.The centre provides medical services to the President, Vice-President and their
Technology ‘will kill 40% of Aussie jobs by 2030’
Jobs in the hospitality and tourism, transport, retail and administration sectors in Australia are most at risk from technology and automation over the next 10 to 15 years, putting nearly five million workers on the chopping block, according to research
LSA Senior nominated for Congress of Future Medical Leaders
Luther School Association student Kyra Clark will represent her school during a three-day Congress honors-only program in June.Clark, a senior at LSA in Decatur, will act as a delegate to the Congress of Future Medical Leaders in Lowell, Massachusetts from
Egg freezing delivers lower take-home baby rate
The number of IVF procedures carried out in Malta in 2015 might have increased by 82.9% over the previous year, but there was a drop of 0.52% in reported pregnancies out of all cycles started.From the 311 IVF cycles carried