We Are Family: Lavi Aron, left, and Omer Shatzky's kids were the products of a multinational operation orchestrated by Switzerland-based Elite IVF. | Photograph by J. Carrier
Photograph by Steve Bronstein
Modern fertility technology has made parenthood a possibility for thousands more people, but it has also created a lucrative -- and ethically questionable -- global trade in human genetic material.
Krinos Trokoudes knows this much about women: "If you pay something," he says with a smile, "you get lots of girls." Coming from a silver-haired man in a white lab coat, the remark sounds a little unseemly, but he does not mean it the way you may think.
Trokoudes is an embryologist. His business is harvesting human eggs, and every year, hundreds of women are impregnated at his Pedeios IVF Treatment Centre in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia. In 1992, he made the Guinness Book of World Records after a 49-year-54-day-old...
Photograph by Steve Bronstein
Modern fertility technology has made parenthood a possibility for thousands more people, but it has also created a lucrative -- and ethically questionable -- global trade in human genetic material.
Krinos Trokoudes knows this much about women: "If you pay something," he says with a smile, "you get lots of girls." Coming from a silver-haired man in a white lab coat, the remark sounds a little unseemly, but he does not mean it the way you may think.
Trokoudes is an embryologist. His business is harvesting human eggs, and every year, hundreds of women are impregnated at his Pedeios IVF Treatment Centre in the Cypriot capital, Nicosia. In 1992, he made the Guinness Book of World Records after a 49-year-54-day-old...
- 8/25/2010
- by Scott Carney
- Fast Company
Medical tourism--foreigners traveling to India or Thailand for procedures that would cost an arm and a leg in their home countries--has made for great segments on 60 Minutes and even magazine features. But now the economic downturn, and health-care reform, is taking a toll on the once-booming industry. The number of Americans traveling abroad for elective medical treatment has fallen nearly 14% since 2007, according to a recent study by the Deloitte Center for Health Solutions.
Is the medical tourism industry--which aims to provide quality care for those who can't afford or access it at home--losing its target audience?
Americans are cutting back on health care: In 2008, 22% of adults reduced visits to their doctors, and 36% admitted to putting off needed medical care. So it's not surprising that the medical tourism industry would falter. Not only are people more likely to forgo elective procedures, but they're also not as eager to dole out cash for a flight overseas.
Is the medical tourism industry--which aims to provide quality care for those who can't afford or access it at home--losing its target audience?
Americans are cutting back on health care: In 2008, 22% of adults reduced visits to their doctors, and 36% admitted to putting off needed medical care. So it's not surprising that the medical tourism industry would falter. Not only are people more likely to forgo elective procedures, but they're also not as eager to dole out cash for a flight overseas.
- 12/3/2009
- by Stephanie Schomer
- Fast Company
NEW YORK -- Court TV is shaking up its entertainment newsmagazine "Hollywood at Large" in preparation for its primetime debut. The series, which has aired at 7 p.m. Fridays since 2001, will get a new host and producers and switch the location of its studio from Los Angeles to New York. The revamp was spurred by the series' solid ratings performance, where numbers have reached as high as 0.8. in prime access. "The show is doing so well for us in its current time slot that we see great possibilities for us in primetime," said Art Bell, executive vp programming and marketing at Court TV. Karen Duffy, an actress-model-journalist who is as an entertainment correspondent on HBO, will assume hosting duties from Wendy Walsh. A former MTV VJ, Duffy is a model for Revlon with a New York Times best seller to her credit, "Model Patient: My Life as an Incurable Wiseass." "She's a terrific personality onscreen and well-known to the audience we're trying to attract," Bell said. Court TV has hired Judy Bishop, a veteran of network's daytime trial coverage, as the new executive producer of "Hollywood at Large". Diane Petzke will come aboard as senior producer. Bishop will replace Steve Bronstein, who will stay on at Court TV in other capacities. New correspondents will also join series regulars A.J. Hammer and Vinnie Politan. The revamped "Large" will debut July 12 in its 7 p.m. slot before moving to its new home in the fourth quarter at 8 p.m. Thursdays.
- 5/20/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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