Patients wait longest in Canada, Sweden and Norway
Wait times are the boogeyman of public health systems all over the world. They cut to the very heart of the debate over costs versus access to care. Hardly a… Read more »
Tag: expat health
Aviva announces new products for growing Mid-East market
We tend to think of the Middle East as a gold mine because of oil. And while multinationals have long flocked to GCC countries for black gold, they have recently… Read more »
Exercising causes more injuries than fighting fires
Here at Expat Health we often stress the importance of regular exercise. Not only does it help people lose weight, but provides numerous other benefits, including improving people’s moods. But… Read more »
Study: 25% of Canadians eat too much fat
A quarter of Canadians between ages 31-50 eat too much fattening food, according to a recent study from Concordia University. Unusually, this study wasn’t put out by doctors. No, this… Read more »
Managing hepatitis? Now there’s an app for that…
Smartphone apps are everywhere these days. The more popular they become, the more they’re used for healthcare applications. Bupa, for example, has been quick to offer its customers apps: Health… Read more »
“Super” bacteria threaten European patients
Are you doing anything special for European Antibiotic Awareness Day? No? Fortunately the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) has put out enough party favors for everyone: a… Read more »
E. Coli: The Good, the Bad and the Deadly
As far as we’ve seen, fun and creativity are rarities when it comes to research publications. So any study riffing on Sergio Leone was bound to catch our eye. E…. Read more »
EU moves to “extinguish” cigarette fires
You don’t have to smoke a cigarette for it to kill you. Unattended cigarettes started 30,000 fires between 2003 and 2008, according to EU data, killing 1,000 people and injuring… Read more »
Kuwaiti docs oppose separate expat hospitals
The Kuwaiti doctors union has rejected a plan to create separate hospitals for expats, according to a report by Habib Toumi on gulfnews.com. The doctors said separate hospitals would not… Read more »
Is your country driving you to drink?
As it turns out, location has a major impact on peoples’ drinking habits. A new study published in the journal Alcoholism: Clinical & Experimental Research shows people from northern Europe are… Read more »