One of Piyavate Hospital’s centers of excellence is their “Perfect Heart Institute”. State-of-the-art facilities at the heart institute include Multi-Detector Spiral Computerized Tomography Scanner (MDCT 64 slices). MDCT is used at the heart center for determining causes of chest pain. The procedure takes only about 30 minutes and is recommended when a physical examination is […]

A column at the Market Watch website called Marshall Loeb’s Daily Money Tip had an article today titled “How To Save Money on the Cost of Dental Treatment“. He starts with the statement that “A trip to the dentist is never fun, but the cost of dental treatment can make it even worse. Routine treatment […]

A story from the author of the IVF Info blog about a pleasant experience at Bumrungrad’s dental center. Another illustration of how medical treatment in Thailand so often exceeds expectations. The story: “I had a tooth ache so I went to the dental center at Bumrungrad International Hospital. Bumrungrad is perhaps the most famous of […]

The dramatic cost delta between medical treatment in the U.S. and at some of the world class overseas medical centers is compelling employers to send their employees overseas for treatment. A recent example is cited in the Los Angeles Times: “Carl Garrett of Leicester, N.C., will fly to a state-of-the-art New Delhi hospital in September […]