Happy New Year listeners! In This episode, Dr's J and Santhosh return from their hiatus to tell you all about medical tourism! Along the way, they cover Thai penis whitening, international standards of beauty, ideas for Marvel superheroes, ancient medical tourism, snake farms, European spa towns, Tooth tourism, risks and benefits of medical tourism, nosocomial infections, accreditation societies, what to take with you, insurance coverage, popular destinations and more! So Sit back as we take you on a tour of medical destinations!

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