Too much work may be hazardous to your health – literally. Recent research by Professor Kevin Dew of Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand examined the phenomenon of “presenteeism,”… Read more »
Some medical tourists who went to India and Pakistan looking for cheap health procedures have come back with an unwanted souvenir: a drug-resistant strain of bacteria named New Delhi Metallo-beta-lactamase… Read more »
One of the joys (and sometimes perils!) of living abroad is the food. As an expat you will enjoy dishes that may be very different from those in your home… Read more »
AXA Affin General Insurance Berhad (a partial subsidiary of AXA operating in Malaysia) recently launched its InternationalExclusive plan. InternationalExclusive targets executives and their families worldwide, providing health protection cover of… Read more »
The World Health Organization (WHO) has published updated statistics for the E. coli outbreak in Central amd Northern Europe. As of June 5th, about 1540 cases of Enterohemorrhagic E. Coli… Read more »
New York International Group (NYIG) has moved beyond political evacuation cover to provide international war zone insurance. The company markets these plans to expats whose jobs make it difficult (sometimes… Read more »
China is set to impose a new social security tax on expatriate workers and their employers as part of its social security reform program. The new law will go into… Read more »
16 people have died and more than 1,000 are ill (with 400 of those in critical condition) due to a sudden outbreak of E. coli, according to the latest reports… Read more »
Now Health International, a private medical insurer underwritten by AXA, has announced 15% reductions in premiums for both its WorldCare Excel and WorldCare Apex plans. According to Now Health CEO… Read more »
Expats living in Dubai will no longer receive free chemotherapy, according to a recent article in The National. Previously Dubai’s health system had provided free cancer treatment to all residents,… Read more »