JAMA Forum: Taking a Look at Medical Tourism

Just a few weeks ago, I was in Malaysia, as part of a course in the Business of Medicine Program run by Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business. We were in Kuala Lumpur to learn about medical tourism.

On the last day there, we were visiting the Batu Caves, a Tamil shrine dedicated to Lord Murugan, the Hindu god of war. You have to climb 272 steps to reach the caves. On the way down, a monkey stole my eyeglasses.

You know you want to read the rest. Go do it.

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Aaron Carroll

Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS is co-Editor-in-Chief of The Incidental Economist and tweets at @aaronecarroll. He is the Chief Health Officer at Indiana University. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Research Mentoring at the Indiana University School of Medicine. In addition to contributing regularly to The New York Times and the Atlantic, he is the author of four books, most recently The Bad Food Bible.

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Aaron Carroll

Aaron E. Carroll, MD, MS is co-Editor-in-Chief of The Incidental Economist and tweets at @aaronecarroll. He is the Chief Health Officer at Indiana University. He is also a Distinguished Professor of Pediatrics and Associate Dean for Research Mentoring at the Indiana University School of Medicine. In addition to contributing regularly to The New York Times and the Atlantic, he is the author of four books, most recently The Bad Food Bible.

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