medical tourism
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Origin of medical tourism
First recorded in 1965–70
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Leigh Turner, a professor and executive director of the bioethics program at the University of California, Irvine, tracks direct-to-consumer therapies and medical tourism offerings.
From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026
I don’t mind medical tourism, but I was a bit irked this summer when he sent me to a hospital in Chicago.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 18, 2025
Asia has emerged as a major hub for medical tourism, with wealthy patients heading to South Korea for cosmetic surgeries and to Singapore's private hospitals for advanced medical treatments.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2025
Now, longevity companies are exploring investments in the state in a moonshot bid to make it a medical tourism hub.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 3, 2025
Mr. Kodsi said his project would cater to the boom in medical tourism.
From New York Times • Jan. 21, 2024
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