Desperate patients are traveling far and wide for access to stem-cell cures unavailable in the States.
In December 2008, Carlene Gregg Victor left Houston’s George Bush International airport with a wheelchair and a flicker of hope. After a 10-hour plane ride and a five-hour snowy drive from Amsterdam to Cologne, Germany, she [...]

Barcelona is widely-renowned for its medical credentials in Southern Europe, and Barcelona Medical Center is actively reaching out to an international market.
Barcelona Medical Center is a non-profit organization established 21 years ago. The organization compromises the best 23 private medical centres in Barcelona, located in a compact area of the city. BCM came into formation [...]

Patients in the EU may in future choose to shop around Europe for the best and quickest medical treatment, under proposals presented by the European Commission. The proposals will be subject to lengthy discussion and probably changes before becoming law.

Why has the Commission unveiled this package now?
The Commission says there has been too much [...]

There are the odd political moments when you know an unlovely piece of jargon is going to be the key to a story and you just have to make sure it doesn’t slip out between your lips on radio or TV. But you are grown-ups, so I will say to you “prior authorisation”. That is [...]