Medical Tourism

• Endometriosis care delays force Alberta woman to seek help abroad: ‘Just want my life back’

  'I shouldn't have to go out of country. I feel like I should be able to get that care and that help here where I am, but it's just not possible,' said Talia Assu-Gregg, 20.

  Health

  Jan 20
  
• B.C. man books knee, hip replacements in Mexico: ‘I can’t take any more chances here’

  A B.C. man says he's so frustrated about waiting for knee and hip surgeries in B.C. he's flying to Mexico to get them done.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2023
  
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• 2 Americans kidnapped in Mexico found dead, other 2 alive

  The U.S. citizens, who travelled to Mexico for a medical procedure, were abducted Friday after getting caught in the crossfire of rival cartel groups.

  U.S. News

  Mar 7, 2023
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• ‘Catastrophic’: No clear solution from provinces as surgery backlog crisis continues

  As hundreds of thousands of Canadians wait for surgery, provinces across the country have yet to outline a clear plan as to how to clear the backlog.

  Health

  Apr 22, 2022
• ‘Living in pain’: Canadians travel across the world to avoid surgery backlog

  A surgery backlog caused by the COVID-19 pandemic has steered Canadians thousands of miles away from home to get life changing procedures done without the wait.

  Health

  Apr 21, 2022
• ‘Vaccine tourism’: Perks and problems of travelling to get COVID-19 shots

  Florida is clamping down after reports of non-residents seeking coronavirus vaccines, while the U.K.'s super-rich are flying to Dubai and India using luxury concierge services.

  Health

  Jan 25, 2021
• Global organization of scientists warn against stem cell-based medical tourism

  There is a growing medical tourism business for stem cell-based therapies that have not been proven to work and in some cases may be unsafe.

  Canada

  May 12, 2016
• Weight-loss tourism costing Alberta taxpayers thousands to fix medical mistakes

  As more Albertans travel outside of the country for weight-loss surgeries, a new study shows how much the province is paying to fix the mistakes of medical tourism.

  Features

  Mar 23, 2016
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• Growing number of B.C. residents travelling abroad for ‘medical tourism’

  A new study indicates more than 52,000 Canadians, including many British Columbians, received non-emergency medical treatment outside of the country in 2014,

  Mar 17, 2015
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• Thousands of Albertans seek medical treatment out of country: report

  According to a new report, more than 52,000 Canadians sought non-emergency medical treatment outside of Canada last year; almost 6,000 of those patients were from Alberta.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2015