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japantimes.co.jp - Number of Japanese heading to South Korea as medical tourists rises in 2025
Number of Japanese heading to South Korea as medical tourists rises in 2025
The Japan Times

Foreign medical tourists to South Korea, including for aesthetic treatments, surged 71.9% in 2025 from the previous year to some 2.01 million, an all-time high, with Japanese ranking second after Chinese, the South Korean government said. The…

scmp.com - Leopold Chen - Hong Kong insurers' health at risk as medical claims could double in decade
Hong Kong insurers' health at risk as medical claims could double in decade
South China Morning Post

Medical claims paid by Hong Kong insurers could double within a decade, a study has warned, raising concerns over the sector's sustainability. The findings, released on Tuesday, showed total medical claims in the city rose by over 60 per cent…

newsweek.com - Adeola Adeosun - GOP congressman reveals 'medical issue' after weeks of missed votes
GOP congressman reveals 'medical issue' after weeks of missed votes
Newsweek

New Jersey Republican Representative Tom Kean, Jr., who has missed nearly 50 roll call votes since early March, broke his silence Monday in a statement explaining his absence as a 'personal medical issue.' The two-term congressman has not voted…

townhall.com - Stephen Moore - Hospitals and Insurers Are Getting Rich Off Medical Fraud
Hospitals and Insurers Are Getting Rich Off Medical Fraud
Townhall

Polls show Americans are angry – and rightly so – at accelerating medical bills. Meanwhile, the insurers and hospitals keep raking in record profits. UnitedHealthcare just reported jumbo profits so far in 2026, and in 2025, it…

seekingalpha.com - Daniel Jones - Medical Properties Trust: From Crisis To Comeback (NYSE:MPT)
Medical Properties Trust: From Crisis To Comeback (NYSE:MPT)
Seeking Alpha

Medical Properties Trust (MPW) remains a 'strong buy' as operational recovery accelerates and tenant issues are largely resolved. MPW's re-tenanting efforts and new leases are driving rent growth, with annualized cash rent targeted at $1 billion by…

yale.edu - Avi Patel - Choosing Safer Diabetes Medications for Older Adults
Choosing Safer Diabetes Medications for Older Adults
Yale University

Older adults with type 2 diabetes face a difficult trade-off: they are among the most vulnerable to medication-related harms yet are often underrepresented in the clinical trials that guide treatment decisions. A new study led by Yuan Lu, ScD…

thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Health Bureau: Govt did not request early repayment from CUHK Medical Centre
Health Bureau: Govt did not request early repayment from CUHK Medical Centre
The Standard

The Hong Kong government never requested the CUHK Medical Centre to repay its government loan ahead of schedule, the Health Bureau clarified on Monday, adding that the proposal was initiated by the Chinese University of Hong Kong and the medical…

seekingalpha.com - SA Transcripts - Embla Medical hf. (OSSUY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Embla Medical hf. (OSSUY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Seeking Alpha

Embla Medical hf. (OSSUY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call April 28, 2026 3:00 AM EDT Sveinn Sölvason - President & CEO Gudny Sveinsdottir - Chief Financial Officer Yiwei Zhou - SEB, Research Division Beatrice Fairbairn - Joh. Berenberg, Gossler & Co.

good.is - Good Partner - Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress - but four advances are changing the story
Antibiotic resistance could undo a century of medical progress - but four advances are changing the story
Good.is

Imagine going to the hospital for a bacterial ear infection and hearing your doctor say, “We're out of options.” It may sound dramatic, but antibiotic resistance is pushing that scenario closer to becoming reality for an increasing…

techradar.com - Sead Fadilpašić - Medtronic says ShinyHunters hackers stole around 9 million medical records
Medtronic says ShinyHunters hackers stole around 9 million medical records
TechRadar

A major medical device manufacturer disclosed a cyberattack affecting corporate IT systems The company emphasized that products, patient safety, and operations remain unaffected A ransomware group claimed to have stolen millions of records, though…

medpagetoday.com - Joyce Frieden - Medical Board Wants AI Doctor Program 'Immediately Suspended
Medical Board Wants AI Doctor Program 'Immediately Suspended
Medpage Today

The Utah Medical Licensing Board has called for the immediate suspension of a state-run pilot program that would allow artificial intelligence (AI)-based prescription renewals, noting that it potentially places citizens at risk. 'Overseeing…

prweb.com - Hastings Law Firm - When Legal AI Tools Couldn't Handle Medical Malpractice, This Trial Lawyer 'Vibe Coded' His Own
When Legal AI Tools Couldn't Handle Medical Malpractice, This Trial Lawyer 'Vibe Coded' His Own
PRWeb

'The problem is that most AI tools being sold to attorneys are made for everyday personal injury work like car wrecks. But medical malpractice is a different animal,' said Hastings, a plaintiff's trial attorney with 25 years of malpractice…

texastribune.org - Stephen Simpson - Texas wants more medical oversight of ketamine treatment
Texas wants more medical oversight of ketamine treatment
The Texas Tribune

The Texas Medical Board is proposing tighter regulations around ketamine, a popular fast-acting sedative used to treat mental illness, including more physician oversight during administration of the drug and banning in-home use of it. The revised…

manchestereveningnews.co.uk - Greta Simpson - He spotted blood, medics found a tumour the size of a golf ball
He spotted blood, medics found a tumour the size of a golf ball
Manchester Evening News

A man from Swinton has praised a clinical trial at the Christie Hospital which treated his bowel cancer without the need for life-changing surgery. 48-year-old Nick Cleworth, a train driver and dad-of-one, first went to his GP in late 2024 after…

axios.com - Erin Alberty - Utah medical licensing board urges state to suspend AI prescriptions
Utah medical licensing board urges state to suspend AI prescriptions
Axios

The Utah Medical Licensing Board is calling on the state to 'immediately suspend' its experiment with AI prescription refills. Why it matters: The 11 doctors on the board, which determines who's qualified to provide services that require medical…

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