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In this article Dr. Luis Hidalgo, Medical Director at HC Marbella International Hospital, answers the most commonly raised questions relating to diabetes. [Continue Reading]

Each year, new research fields offer hope to patients with diseases like Alzheimer’s and which have always been considered fatal. Nowadays, various medical advances allow both elderly and chronically ill people to have a much simpler and more enjoyable life. [Continue Reading]

The combination of complimentary medicines and western medicine is increasingly used in health care sectors across the world and is known as Integrative Medicine. In Integrative Oncology, mainstream treatment, including surgery, radiation and chemotherapy is used in conjunction with complementary therapies to treat side effects brought on by these treatments and to treat the overall well being of oncology patients. As expressed in the Integrative Oncology department at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. [Continue Reading]

Nowadays, and according to the World Health Organization, 1 out of 3 cancers experienced by mankind is a skin cancer, and it is the only one that can be prevented and diagnosed early with the help of the patient. [Continue Reading]

1- Protect yourself from the sun all year round and use creams with a high protection factor, especially during the summer months. [Continue Reading]

In the following text I would like to give the reader a short overview of this medical field that is very important not only for the patient suffering from a rheumatic disease but also for society because such diseases are a considerable strain on healthcare budgets around the world.. [Continue Reading]

Liquid biopsy, as it is called, is a procedure which is currently highly topical in the treatment and monitoring of patients with cancer. Until recently it was only used in research programmes, but now liquid biopsy is becoming increasingly useful in the diagnostic and therapeutic planning of treatment in oncology patients. [Continue Reading]

Es fácil tender a pensar que el trabajo diario de un médico puede ser rutinario: acudir a consulta, escuchar los padecimientos de los pacientes, y darles la mejor solución posible, día a día. Sin embargo, en ocasiones se puede convertir en una aventura: asistir a un paciente intrépido que pretende cruzar a nado desde una isla de la costa oeste de Estados Unidos hasta el continente. Eso le ha ocurrido a quien escribe estas líneas. [Continue Reading]

Overweight and obesity are defined as excessive accumulation of fat that can be harmful to health and it is caused by an imbalance between the input and expenditure of calories. Obesity is the biggest health problem that humanity is facing at the moment and it causes more deaths than hunger worldwide. [Continue Reading]

The European Association of Economy and Competitiveness has awarded HC Marbella with the European Medal for Merit in Work, in recognition of its brilliant career. . [Continue Reading]

Nowadays there are different types of intragastric balloons on the market. Some can be kept in the stomach up to a year instead of the usual 6 months, others can be re-insufflated after a few months, and there even exist types that can be placed without endoscopy, by swallowing them directly. [Continue Reading]