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Dubai Health Authority to pilot value-based healthcare with EJADAH

Healthcare It News

According to DHA director-general, Awadh Seghayer Al Ketbi, the authority is “implementing policies and regulations to further accelerate the development of the health sector,” with “patient centricity” as priority.

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Singapore Updates Data Privacy Rules for Healthcare Sector

Triage Health Law

Singapore as a medical tourism destination Singapore boasts a strong healthcare sector that is supported by advanced IT and digital systems and infrastructure. It attracts more than 500,000 medical tourists annually, accounting for approximately US$ 1 billion in tourism spending. billion by 2029 [1].

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Transparency Ecosystem in Healthcare

HIT Consultant

And in pursuit of competitively and transparently priced services, some patients attempt to shop locally; more and more, however, consumers flock to medical tourism– a practice that is quickly rebounding to its pre-pandemic popularity. .

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Egg Freezing in Israel: Legal Framework and Women’s Viewpoints

Bill Of Health

Giant corporations such as Apple and Facebook have offered funding for social egg freezing to their female employees while provoking ongoing bioethical and public debates regarding their implications, including; medicalization , (dis)empowerment , “appropriate” motherhood , medical risks, and success rates.

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Crossing the Pond by Plane in the Age of Corona – My View From the Hygienic Skies and on the Ground in Belgium

Health Populi

But due to Belgium’s requirements for passengers traveling from “red zone” countries, the travel journal must start some days before the actual flight time.

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Regulating International Commercial Surrogacy

Bill Of Health

There is currently no regulation of international surrogacy. Creating such regulation is important to allow appropriate access to surrogacy services while mitigating its harmful consequences. there is no federal law on surrogacy, and state regulations are highly variable. For instance, surrogacy costs around $100,000 in the U.S.

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Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health and Its Devastating Implications for Immigrants’ Rights

Bill Of Health

Regardless, due to the significant overlap in anti-abortion and anti-immigration ideology, it would not be surprising to see states that restrict abortion pass explicit guidance on how to regulate or prosecute immigrants seeking abortions.