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Exploring the EU Cross Border Directive: Access Healthcare Abroad

The EU Cross Border Directive provides a solution for Irish patients who face long waiting times for healthcare by allowing them to receive medical treatments in other EU countries. Patients are reimbursed for the cost of their treatment up to what it would cost in Ireland, giving them access to quicker and more effective care…

Understanding Lyme Disease: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment Options

What is Lyme Disease? Lyme disease is an infection spread to humans through tick bites, caused by bacteria called Borrelia burgdorferi and Borrelia mayonii. If not treated early, it can lead to serious and long-term health problems. Thankfully, with the right treatment, many patients recover. Healthcare Abroad is here to guide you through the treatment…

Hospital HCB Dénia offers a new hip surgery technique for its Irish patients

The Team of HCB Hospitals has launched its hip and knee surgery program with intensive rehabilitation in HCB Dénia with a novelty: the collaboration with Lucas Kleijn M.D., from the Elkerliek Hospital in Helmond (Netherlands), who will carry out hip interventions with the previous approach technique. Dr. Lucas Kleijn, a Dutch orthopedic surgeon, carries out…