40% of the finished medicines and 80% of the active ingredients on US store shelves are manufactured overseas, and recent years have seen several high-profile cases of illness and death… Read more »
A study by the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) concluded Twitter is an effective means for the public to communicate health concerns and offers healthcare providers a new channel… Read more »
If the stress of moving abroad has caused you aches and pains, the Alexander Technique may well be a solution. Stress impacts our bodies as well as our minds. As… Read more »
Recent OECD statistics paint a grim picture of obesity in the UK: nearly 25% of Britons are obese and over 60% overweight, compared to an average of 16% and 50%… Read more »
A white paper by the Pew Health Group, the product health and safety arm of the Pew Charitable Trusts, found US drug safety sorely lacking. The study, titled “After Heparin:… Read more »
US health reform will hurt insurers’ expatriate business, according to Kaiser Health News’ Phil Galewitz and Christopher Weaver. At issue is the “medical-loss ratio” (or MLR), which requires insurers to… Read more »
ExpatHealth.org spoke to Harvard researcher Dr. Christine Lu about her recent study on medical error. Dr. Lu discussed common risk factors across countries and advised expats how to reduce their… Read more »
Malta’s Ministry of Health, the Elderly and Community Care will implement the EU’s directive on cross border healthcare by October 2013, according to a recent Health Ministry statement. The island… Read more »
The World Health Organization (WHO) announced consumers in Europe should not eat raw bean and seed sprouts until investigations into the continent’s deadly e. coli outbreak are complete. Over 4,000… Read more »
Hong Kong has faced a steep rise in scarlet fever cases this year: 600 infections and two fatalities. Mainland China and Macau have also seen increased numbers of cases, leading… Read more »