Too stringent or too Lenient: Antecedents and consequences of perceived stringency of COVID-19 policies in the United States

In the United States, federal and local governments have attempted to contain the spread of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) by implementing a variety of policies such as stay-at-home orders and mask mandates.Perceptions can influence behaviors; therefore, it is important to understand how people perceive the stringency of COVID-19 policies, wha

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Obesity paradox in cardiovascular disease: where do we stand?

Salvatore Carbone,1 Justin M copyright,1 Hayley E Billingsley,1,2 Mohammad S Siddiqui,3 Andrew Elagizi,4 Carl J Lavie41VCU Pauley Heart Center, Department of Internal Medicine, Richmond, VA, USA; 2Kinesiology and Health Sciences, College of Humanities & Science, Richmond, VA, USA; 3Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, Virgini

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Qualitative Examination of Health Tourism and Its Challenges

Introduction: Health tourism refers to travel for the use of services that improve or promote the physical or psychological health of an individual in a location apart from their place of residence lasting over 24 hours.Health tourism provides a sizeable share of revenues derived from the health sector in some countries.The high potential for healt

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