–Editorial With the mission of inspiring people to take care of their health and especially their hearts, the Calexico Wellness Center hosted a health fair at the Calexico Women’s Improvement Club where the community was able to hear informational presentations and talk to different health agencies. “Every year we do …
February, 2023
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8 February
Imperial County’s Trust in Vaccines Reduce Covid Infections
-Editorial, EMG-CA Covid Misinformation Fellowship Imperial County was California’s COVID-19 epicenter in 2020. Many of its residents who tested positive for this virus suffered severe symptoms overwhelming the local hospitals. Many of them, unfortunately, are no longer with us due to the pandemic. But there were heroes among us, the …
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3 February
Tijuana is the epicenter for medical manufacturing
-Editorial The access that the binational region gives benefits the economy, especially in the medical field where Tijuana has become the hub of innovation. Medical devices are an important industry, not only because of the size of the global market but also because of the role it represents in healthcare …
January, 2023
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26 January
ECRMC and Pioneers Hospital Looking to Consolidate Services
-Editorial The Imperial County Board of Supervisors heard a presentation regarding the status of El Centro Regional Medical Center and the future of its services. At the meeting, it was the consensus by the Board of Supervisors, Pioneers Memorial Hospital, and El Centro Regional Center that the best way to …
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24 January
ECRMC Board of Trustees Accepts Hospital Management Partners Termination Notice
-Editorial During the ECRMC Board of Trustees meeting, the Board accepted the termination notice tendered on January 14, 2023, by Hospital Management Partners (HMP) effective January 29, 2023, HMP’s contract for temporary services for Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer has been terminated as of the effective date. The …
November, 2022
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4 November
Border County Residents Choose Safety Over COVID Vaccines Misinformation
Imperial County, CA – Where once the COVID-19 infection rate was six times that of California as a whole, overwhelming the two major hospitals – has turned infection rates around, through a combination of vaccine mandates and community outreach. But skepticism remains high among parents and other residents, as do …
October, 2022
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17 October
Stem Cells and Joints, Regenerative Medicine in Orthopedics
By: Dr. Elton Gomez, Specialist in Regenerative Medicine Stem cells, used properly, are becoming the new benchmark for the treatment of affected joints in orthopedics. Mesenchymal stem cells can become cartilage cells, and they also can promote the growth and restructuring of cartilage and other joint structures involved in the …
April, 2022
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18 April
What is intravenous therapy serum?
By: Dr. Elton Gomez, Regenerative Medicine Specialist Our body is a wonderful machine, the product of millions of years of evolution, however, like all machines, it requires certain elements to function correctly, or at least as efficiently as possible, unfortunately, our organic systems require many nutrients, trace elements and vitamins …
March, 2022
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21 March
AUGMENTED REALITY? AUGMENTED MEDICINE?
By: Elton Luis Gómez, Specialist in Regenerative Medicine. Two medical students and a specialist in cardiology are checking on a patient on a stretcher, a man of about 65 years old. Suddenly, the patient begins to fidget and scream in pain, touching his chest, students and their teacher begin to …
February, 2022
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7 February
Medical tourism in pandemic times; Medical tourism generated by consequences of COVID
By: Dr. Elton Luis Gómez, a specialist in Regenerative Medicine. Reading time: 15 minutes. Houston, Montreal, Costa Rica, Marbella, Tuscany, the Swiss Alps, Munich, Bangkok, Istanbul, Dubai… and Mexicali? Tourism, in general, has received a strong blow from the pandemic around the world, but health tourism, also called medical tourism, …
