The coronavirus pandemic has devastated medical tourism, but pent-up demand remains for affordable treatment in foreign lands.
Tag: Surgery and Surgeons
Suhaila Siddiq, Afghanistan’s First Female General, Is Dead
Also a renowned surgeon, she rose through the ranks of the Afghan Army and practiced medicine during the Soviet invasion and the Afghan civil war and under the Taliban’s rule.
Saudi King Is Said to Have Successful Gallbladder Surgery
Days after King Salman was hospitalized, renewing rumors about his health, the royal court announced that the 84-year-old monarch had undergone an operation.
Kuwait Says 91-Year-Old Emir Had ‘Successful’ Surgery
No further explanation was given for the procedure, which could renew a power struggle in the Gulf nation’s ruling family.
Long Waits for U.K. Hospital Treatment as N.H.S. Fights Coronavirus
With routine operations in England curtailed, some patients have experienced a significant deterioration.
In Israel, Modern Medicine Grapples With Ghosts of the Third Reich
A Palestinian surgeon, a Jewish patient, a Nazi medical text — and an unlikely bond.
Smokers Should Quit at Least 4 Weeks Before Surgery, W.H.O. says
In a new study, the health agency urges hospitals and surgeons to play a bigger role to help the world’s 1 billion smokers kick the habit.
Where Surgeons Don’t Bother With Checklists
In many poor countries, older surgeons resist being questioned, and operations are more often emergencies, which leaves less time to review checklists.
New Zealand Seeks Human Skin to Treat Volcano Burn Victims
The country’s need highlights a little-known type of organ donation.
Conjoined Twins, Linked at Skull, Are Separated in London Hospital
Safa and Marwa Ullah, who were born in Pakistan, were separated in a 50-hour series of operations at Great Ormond Street Hospital.