Archive for ‘expat health’
Fertility Treatment – Our Experience with IVF in Argentina
By Lucy and Matt - (2)Although we didn’t come to Argentina with the intention of doing more IVF, our eight years of unexplained fertility…
Expat Living Without Dis-ease
By Tanja Bulatovic - (2)Health and fear are two sides of the same coin. Considering you’re an Escapeartist reader – at some stage in your life…
My Name is Jamie Douglas, and I am a Nomadic Diabetic
By Jamie Douglas - (2)Wow, I finally got it off my chest!(Pancreas more like.) I have been a nomadic traveler for most of my life, always healthy as can be…
Medical Care in 2011
By Ilene Little - (4)With the threat of hyperinflation and with medical costs skyrocketing, people are going to be looking for affordable solutions…
Abundant Life and Beauty at Your Next Dental Appointment
By Don Hudson - (5)Imagine you’re motoring along looking out your car window at a very dense and lush rainforest with more variety of flora and fauna…
2nd Opinion… Whatever it Takes to Save Your Daughter
By Ilene Little - (0)Traveling4Health reports 1st-hand accounts of patients traveling for treatment; both domestic medical tourism and international medical tourism…
2nd Medical Opinion… peace of mind for expats
By Ilene Little, traveling4Health - (0)Let’s say you’re residing abroad . . . and you’ve just been diagnosed with a cardiac or neurological condition and are uncomfortable…
Hello Operator, Yes, I Need to be Extracted from Honduras!
By Christopher Steber - (0)When Abigail Jones left to complete an internship at an orphanage in Honduras last summer, she did not anticipate getting caught in a political coup…
Health and Wellness Found by Boomers… A Clever Little Secret.
By Ilene Little - (0)It’s not as you would suspect – asking their siblings and friends or their doctors for advice on health care, chronic illness or health and wellness…
3 Common Misconceptions About Health Insurance That Every Expat Needs to Know
By Susan Beverley - (2)Are you a global citizen, an international traveller or an expatriate? Do you like to travel…
Denied a hip replacement at age 80, man gets what he needs in Costa Rica
By Ilene Little - (6)On June 30th, an eighty old year man denied a hip replacement in the U.S. got the surgery he needed in Costa Rica…
The Many Faces of Medical Tourism
By Ilene Little - (6)Medical tourism is choosing to travel outside your local area for medical services. International medical services are…
Organic Medical Marijuana in an Aquaponics System
By Phyllis and Colle Davis - (2)Are you in pain? Has this economy (or something else) made you nauseous? Are you fatigued by life? YOU may be candidate for Medical Marijuana in more ways than one. With over 14 states legalizing Medical Marijuana…
A Tale of Two Surgeons
By Bart Walters - (9)Becoming an old geezer who sits around with other old geezers exchanging ailment complaints and hospital stories is one of my greatest fears…
Medicare For Expats, Or A Mess Of Pottage?
By Susan Beverley - (13)The latest intelligent ‘guesstimate’ from the State Department suggests that there are roughly 5.25 million Americans citizens not affiliated with…
Expatriate Medical Insurance Policy in Latin America
By By John McGee - (1)Here we are approaching the summer of 2009, while slowly saying adios to the H1N1/Swine Flu Virus pandemic in Mexico and…
Having A Baby – Far From Home
By Beverly D Roman (BR Anchor Publishing) - (2)Moving to another country can and should be an exciting prospect. However, suppose your family has just learned the joyous news…
