There is a growing body of literature that describes both the degree to which science is
hyped and how and why that hype happens. Hype can be described as an inappropriate …

Introduction We sought to evaluate the caliber of education mainstream media provides the
public about brain death. Methods We reviewed articles published prior to July 31, 2015, on …

This article explores health journalists' sourcing patterns in the Dutch-speaking part of
Belgium across a range of different media including newspapers, magazines, radio …

The potential societal impacts of automation using intelligent control and communications
technologies have emerged as topics in recent writings and public policy initiatives …

From the 1980s onwards, the biomedical sector has become intricately interwoven within
academic, industrial, state, and media structures. Against a backdrop of biomediatization …

News coverage of the opioid epidemic is a useful site for examining genomic framings of
addiction. Qualitative analysis of 139 articles published in the United States from 2015 to …

The social and ethical implications of large-scale biobank donor recruitment campaigns
have remained understudied. We use two recent campaigns of the population-based …

Scientists have sought to uncover the genetic bases of many diseases and disorders. In
response, scholars defined “geneticization” to describe genetic infiltration of understandings …

The gene has infiltrated the way citizens perceive themselves and their health. However,
there is scant research that explores the ways genetic conceptions infiltrate individuals' …

To understand public discourse in the United States on genetic causation of behavioral
disorders, we analyzed media representations of genetic research on addiction published …