Collision of 2 Pandemics: Obesity and COVID-19
Being overweight is a chronic disease that affects over 55% of the adult population, making obesity an international epidemic. Identified [...]
By MBC Editor|2021-01-19T07:51:12+00:00December 18th, 2020|Categories: Medical Tourism & Destination Surgery Abroad, Obesity & Obesity-Related Comorbidities|Tags: adipose tissue, antibody, body mass index, CDC, center for disease control, coronavirus, covid-19, fat, fda approved, ghrelin, hospitalization, ICU, immune system, insulin resistance, insulin sensitivity, leptin, obesity, obesity related health issues, pandemic, pathogen, SARS-CoV-2, vaccine, virus, who, world health organization|0 Comments
Being overweight is a chronic disease that affects over 55% of the adult population, making obesity an international epidemic. Identified [...]
By MBC Editor|2020-12-21T19:47:55+00:00April 6th, 2020|Categories: Medical Tourism & Destination Surgery Abroad, Obesity & Obesity-Related Comorbidities|Tags: causes of obesity, CDC, center for disease control, coronavirus, covid-19, disease, epidemic, flu, medical tourism, morbid obesity, obesity, obesity related health issues, pandemic, tourism, travel abroad, virus, who, world health organization, World Obesity Federation|0 Comments
The novel Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak is now a global pandemic. COVID-19 is a mysterious pneumonia-resembling illness caused by [...]
By MBC Editor|2020-12-21T19:49:53+00:00March 6th, 2020|Categories: Case Studies, Medical Tourism & Destination Surgery Abroad, Statistics|Tags: accredited hospital facility, antibacterial, bacteria, CDC, center for disease control, coronavirus, covid-19, destination surgery, ebola, epidemic, flu, gastric sleeve in mexico, germs, hand sanitize, infection, infection control protocol, influenza, medical tourism, MERS, pandemic, pathogen, travel abroad, virus, weight loss surgery in Mexico, who, world health organization|0 Comments
The rapidly spreading Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO). As [...]
By MBC Editor|2020-09-13T07:47:49+00:00January 24th, 2019|Categories: Medical Tourism & Destination Surgery Abroad, Mexico Bariatric Center News|Tags: bacteria, CDC, center for disease control, disease, drug resistant infections, flu, infection control protocol, influenza, MERS|0 Comments
Tijuana, Mexico has established itself as a major player in medical tourism for weight loss surgery. Thousands of patients worldwide [...]