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 Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2020-05-06T23:58:08+00:00February 8th, 2018|Categories: Medical Tourism & Destination Surgery Abroad|Tags: bariatric surgery, destination surgery, is Tijuana safe, medical tourism, mexico, mexico medical tourism, plastic surgery, Tijuana, tourism, travel, travel abroad, travel to mexico, travel to tijuana, travel without companion, weight loss surgery in Mexico, what to bring to Mexico for weight loss surgery, where is tijuana located, who, world health organization|0 Comments
In recent years, Mexico has gained popularity as a destination for patients beyond borders looking for affordable healthcare. The [...]
By Ron Elli, Ph.D.|2020-04-02T07:36:35+00:00September 12th, 2013|Categories: Case Studies, Obesity & Obesity-Related Comorbidities, Statistics|Tags: causes of obesity, death, death rate, morbid obesity, mortality, obesity, obesity facts, obesity issues, obesity problems, obesity rates, obesity related health issues, obesity risks, obesity side effects, obesity statistics, statistics, what causes obesity, world health organization|0 Comments
Obesity is currently on the rise, as well as the number of people dying from obesity. According to the World [...]