Essays from our clinicians and concierge team on preventive medicine, longevity research, and the patients whose journeys shape how we work.
New reading, updated regularly. Every essay is written, edited, and reviewed in-house by our clinical and concierge teams.
Sedation is a four-level continuum defined by the ASA. In 47% of countries surveyed, under 25% of upper endoscopy patients are sedated. Our...
US hospitals do not quote one brain MRI cash price: in a 2023 JAMA Internal Medicine study, 12 of 47 hospitals gave online and phone prices...
Thailand wins on scale: Bumrungrad publishes over 620,000 international patients a year. Taiwan wins on a dollar price you can read before y...
No Taiwan ID number is required to book a health screening. A passport is. Taiwan's National Health Insurance needs a residency certificate,...
Melasma keeps coming back after laser because the problem is structural, not surface pigment. Taiwan dermatologists Dr. Lo (Provenir, Sylfir...
Prenuvo's whole-body MRI lists at $2,499 as of mid-2026 — scan, radiologist report, app access; consults and bloodwork are extra. A Taiwan f...
A coronary calcium score CT is not a covered US preventive service — the USPSTF grades it "I", so you pay cash. In Taiwan, New Dawn Health b...
New Dawn Health's Taiwan full body checkup packages cost $299 to $3,499 in US dollars. $1,399 buys the Light package (full-body MRI plus low...
A tumor marker blood test is not a cancer test. A raised CEA, CA 125, AFP, PSA or CA 19-9 is not a diagnosis, and a normal result is not an...