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Health + Wellness

Patients Turn to Medical Tourism for Relief from Bleeding Healthcare System

Talk about adding insult to injury. A New Jersey hospital has blood on its hands after charging $8,775 to bandage a cut finger. That’s the bill Baer Hanusz-Rajkowski got after…

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No Kidding: Overseas Medical Tourism is Well Worth the Trip

Surgery was on his bucket list, but Bruce Ryan didn’t want to wait until he retired to repair his debilitating and painful rotator cuff injury. The 59-year-old construction manager in…

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The Bold New Face of Global Medical Tourism

Medical Tourism is white hot! At EscapeArtist, we recognize that, so read all about our bold new approach and partnership with MTA.

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Medical Costs Around the World

As medical and insurance costs skyrocket, medical tourism is booming. Need a hip replaced? Americans pay, on average, about five times as much for this procedure as patients in Switzerland…

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Food + Culture

Why Vanuatu is a must-visit for every foodie

Vanuatu’s largest city and capital may be known for its beautiful deserted beaches, waterfall abseiling and cultural villages, but what about food? Port Vila’s growing culinary scene is made up of…

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Medical Tourism for Expats and Retirees in Latin America

Definition of Medical Tourism Medical tourism refers to people traveling abroad to obtain medical treatment. In the past, this usually referred to those who traveled from less-developed countries to major…

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Food + Culture

Typical Food In Paraguay

What to expect with Paraguay Food Paraguay is a bilingual country where both Spanish and Guaraní (an aboriginal language) are spoken indistinctively and sometimes even mixed. Due to this bilingualism,…

Travel Tips

Assimilating in Peru, Plus Quick Tips for New Arrivals

Okay, so you want to move to Peru. You may have a job waiting for you here, you may have fallen in love with a Peruvian and decided to try…

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Asia

Five Tips for Using Korean Restrooms and Toilets

Five Tips for Using Korean Restrooms and Toilets As a foreigner who lived in Korea for a few years I have more than my share of stories to tell. But…

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Medical Tourism in Colombia

Colombia, situated at the top of South America, has coastlines both on the Pacific and the Atlantic Oceans. Make Colombia your choice for medical tourism and spend a few weeks…