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  BBC Travel24 July 2026

  Blood tests and ultrasounds: Korea is becoming one of the world’s global healthcare hubs

  For Korea, medical tourism is an export industry.

  Read on BBC Travel

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  The Guardian18 July 2026

  Why more Black American women are travelling to South Korea for care

  Clinics are purpose-built around the checkup experience. Clients aren’t navigating a system designed primarily for sick care.

  Read on The Guardian

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  Forbes29 August 2026

  South Korea Medical Tourism: Why Travelers Fly To Seoul For Preventive Health Checkups

  From my perspective, the most important thing—and what differentiates South Korea from others—is operational efficiency.

  Read on Forbes

• Longevity.Technology · 19 August 2026‘The barriers aren’t clinical, they’re structural’Himedi COO William Ban on Korea’s preventive health model ChosunBiz · 18 August 2026Foreigners drive South Korea medical tourism boom with swift checkups and care Oprah DailyBeauty influencers are skipping U.S. clinics for Seoul. Is this the future of self-care?
• Seoul Economic Daily · 22 July 2026Black American Women Turn to Korea for Health Screenings
• The Asia Business Daily · 21 July 2026‘Can’t Get This in the U.S., Korea Is the Best’: Americans Flock to Korea as ‘K-Comprehensive Health Check-ups’ Surge
• Allure · 21 March 2026The best brightening and tightening beauty treatments to get in South Korea
• The Business of FashionInside South Korea’s cosmetic tourism boom
• The Straits Times · 19 January 2026Booking an aesthetic treatment abroad? Here are four dos and don’ts, according to experts
• TravelPulseSoothe your soul in Seoul: a health and wellness self-care guide

  Also ran on MSN.

• The Bright Side of Longevity · 24 August 2026E117: Healthspan by Design (The New Era of Preventive Medicine)Podcast interview with William Ban, Co-founder & COO

• Healthcare Today · 20 August 2026Comment: Prevention isn’t a policy ambitionBy William Ban, Co-founder & COO
• Healthcare Business Today · 8 August 2026The new health tourist isn’t chasing a discount. They’re chasing healthy years.By William Ban, Co-founder & COO
• Life Science Daily News · 7 August 2026Prevention by design: how Korea’s health system diverges from America’sBy William Ban, Co-founder & COO

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