Medical travel
Planning a trip for treatment: costs, checklists, records to bring home, and the bigger picture.
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Why foreign patients are going to China for MRIs, checkups and specialist care
Why some foreign residents and visitors use Chinese hospitals for MRIs, checkups and specialist care — what is driving it, who it suits, and where the system still falls short.
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Medical tourism in China: 15 things to arrange before you fly
A 15-point checklist for planned medical travel to China: clinical suitability, doctor verification, case acceptance, records, visas, estimates, payment, insurance, interpreters, scheduling, companions and follow-up.
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Your Chinese medical report may be useless at home, unless you collect these records
The ten records to collect before leaving a Chinese hospital so a doctor at home can continue your care: clinical summary, generic medication list, lab results, DICOM imaging, pathology, procedure notes and more.
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Is China the next medical-tourism hub, or is social media exaggerating the trend?
What the evidence says about China as a medical-tourism destination: rising visa-free travel, viral patient videos and new city services — versus missing data, fragmented service and stronger competitors.