The growth of electronic publication and informatics archives makes it possible to harvest
vast quantities of knowledge about knowledge, or “metaknowledge.” We review the …

Television (TV) news, and especially local TV news, remains an important vehicle through
which Americans obtain information about health-related topics. In this review, we …

Political scientists lack methods to efficiently measure the priorities political actors
emphasize in statements. To address this limitation, I introduce a statistical model that …

Why is terrorist activity more prevalent in democracies than in nondemocracies? I argue that
the main motivation for terrorist attacks in democracies is intergroup dynamics, with terrorist …

Importance Patient advocacy organizations (PAOs) are influential health care stakeholders
that provide direct counseling and education for patients, engage in policy advocacy, and …

Pain. Vomiting. Hours and days spent lying in the dark. Migraine is an extraordinarily
common, disabling, and painful disorder that affects over 36 million Americans and costs the …

Much of framing scholarship focuses either exclusively on the analysis of words or of visuals.
This book aims to address this gap by proposing a six-step approach to the analysis of …

The public learns much about health and health policy from the news media. The news
media can shape the public's opinions about issues by emphasizing certain features in their …

Patient advocacy organizations (PAOs) provide patient-and caregiver-oriented education,
advocacy, and support services. PAOs are formally organized nonprofit groups that (a) …

The aging of the global population, combined with changes in technology and cultural
understandings of disease and the body, have thrust discussion and contestation over …