Informed consent — Care Abroad A patient's agreement to a procedure, given after being told what it involves, what it risks and what the alternatives are. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/informed-consent/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 33K
The word itself — Care Abroad This site writes medical travel and cross-border care. The more familiar compound appears only inside a quotation with a speaker attached, inside a proper name, or on the word's own page, where the argument over it is… nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/story/the-word-itself/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 37K
Cycle — Care Abroad One round of stimulation, egg collection, fertilisation and transfer. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/cycle/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 30K
Gastric balloon — Care Abroad A soft balloon is placed in the stomach and filled, so the stomach holds less and fullness comes sooner. It is a temporary device, not an operation: nothing is cut, stapled or removed, and it comes out again. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/procedure/gastric-balloon/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 46K
Medical visa — Care Abroad An entry permission issued for treatment. Some states run a dedicated class that names the hospital and admits a companion; others treat a patient arriving for surgery as an ordinary visitor. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/word/medical-visa/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 31K
Gastric bypass — Care Abroad The stomach is divided with staples to leave a small pouch at the top, and that pouch is joined to the lower part of the small intestine, so food passes most of the stomach and the first stretch of bowel without meeting… nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/procedure/gastric-bypass/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 43K
Coronary angioplasty and stent — Care Abroad A catheter is threaded from the wrist or the groin to the heart, dye shows where a coronary artery is narrowed, a balloon opens it and a metal mesh tube is left behind to hold it open. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/procedure/angioplasty-stent/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 50K
Substandard and falsified medicines — Care Abroad A medicine that is not what its label says: falsified in its identity, composition or source, or substandard because it failed a quality specification, expired, was contaminated, or was stored wrongly. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/risk/counterfeit-medicines/ · 16-Sep-2026 · 33K
Words — Care Abroad Package price, facilitator, day case, DRG, graft, cycle, tariff — with roots. nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/words/ · 18-Sep-2026 · 35K
Total knee replacement — Care Abroad The worn surfaces of the knee are cut away and replaced with metal and plastic: a femoral component on the thigh bone, a tibial tray on the shin, a polyethylene bearing between them, and often a patellar button behind… nanobotco.github.io/care-abroad/procedure/knee-replacement/ · 17-Sep-2026 · 52K
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