Research

An academic study has analysed the trade-offs that US outbound travellers make when choosing an overseas health and wellness destination.  It found that cost savings compared to the US, quality of medical care, and...

Cancer ranks the second cause of death in the US after Heart Disease. It is mostly preventable. Many studies have established evidence that fresh fruits and vegetables can prevent a variety of cancers because...

Acute Kidney injury or AKI, costs about $90 billion dollars a year! It is associated with high mortality and progression into chronic kidney disease which may be treated with either dialysis or kidney transplant as...

Having spent more than three decades diagnosing, treating and fighting heart disease and stroke, I have to admit that the best approach to coronary artery disease is early detection and early management. This would...

Halal Medical Tourism market is estimated to reach $238 billion dollars in 2019, which is merely a small portion of the total $6.4 trillion dollars of Halal Products, projected also in 2019! The word...

Medical tourism (MT) is one of the hottest niche markets in the hospitality and tourism industry. Through 2025, medical tourism is expected to grow by 20% per year, reaching 60 million people and a...

High treatment prices and an ineffective healthcare system in the USA have encouraged outbound medical travel and dissuaded many foreign patients from considering it as a medical travel destination. An innovative, self-insured employee healthcare...

The Grand Resort Bad Ragaz, Switzerland, has successfully balanced excellent hotel and hospitality services and quality wellness and medical care on one medical, healthcare and wellness campus. Researchers look at why putting hospitality first...