REMEDIUMREMEDIUM1561-59362658-3534Joint-Stock Company Chicot171010.32687/1561-5936-2024-28-2-130-133Original ArticleMedical tourism: what worries a potential patient (review of foreign publications)AmlaevKaren R.kum672002@mail.ruStavropol State Medical University, Stavropol, Russia15122024213013315102025Copyright © 2024,2024The article contains brief information about the situation with medical tourism in the world. The reasons for encouraging patients to seek medical help abroad are considered: the high price of a service at home, its long wait, legal barriers to obtaining a specific service and others. The medical, legal and ethical risks accompanying receiving medical care abroad are described. 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