Health Roundup October 31
International Health News In order to help combat the Zika virus and Dengue fever, health authorities in Brazil and Columbia are instigating mosquito-control campaigns which involves infecting mosquitoes with a… Read more »
U.S healthcare reform balances on election results
When the Affordable Care Act (ACA), or Obamacare, was signed into law by president Obama in October 2010, approximately 42 million Americans went without health insurance. By the end of… Read more »
Health Roundup October 24
International Health News The National Institute of Health (NIH) is helping to fund a $30.5 million project that will determine whether reducing the indoor air pollution caused by cook-stoves will… Read more »
Weekly health roundup October 17
International health news A 16-hour operation to separate 13-month old conjoined twins has been a success. The infants were attached at the head, sharing brain tissues and blood vessels. The… Read more »
Will Britain have to cough up for expat healthcare in Spain?
For the 800,000 expats who currently reside in Spain, the months since the announcement of Brexit have been troubled with uncertainty over what the future may now hold. While it… Read more »
Compulsory health insurance for expats in Kuwait
Following news that the Kuwaiti government would impose health insurance on all visiting visas and designate expat-only hospitals, the Ministry of Health has agreed to to a scheme to provide… Read more »
Weekly health roundup 10 October
International health news Health ministers around the world need to look “upstream” to improve citizens’ health, as investing in a healthy environment may be more beneficial than in infrastructure and… Read more »
Weekly health roundup October 3
International health news Children who have received complementary or alternative medicine are less likely to receive the flu vaccine. It is thought that practitioners in these areas are less likely… Read more »
Weekly health roundup September 26
International Health News HealthVault, a Microsoft app which allows users to store and monitor their health and fitness from their mobile phone, is pulling support from Windows phones. Due to… Read more »
Is healthcare beneficial to happiness?
With health such a top priority for many expats, we began to wonder why. Does good healthcare really affect our happiness and is it beneficial for a good quality of… Read more »