Frontiers in Communication | Health Communication

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

Young practitioners' attention to health Qigong on video-based social media: a qualitative study of online Baduanjin learning

in Health Communication

JiaBao Chen
YuSheng Zhang
DeSheng Zhang

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1715030

482 views

Original Research

Published on 19 Dec 2025

When knowledge fades but loyalty persists: examining the contextual dynamics of media effects on vaccination intentions in China

in Health Communication

Ruifen Zhang
Hepeng Jia
Fuzhong Wu
Anfan Chen
Xi Luo

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1708185

362 views

Original Research

Accepted on 16 Dec 2025

The Effect of Radio Dramas on Willingness to Report Intimate Partner Violence Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Rural Tanzania

in Health Communication

Kate SantaMaria
Noela Ringo
Kasim Abdallah
Dylan W. Groves
Brenda Nyambo

Frontiers in Communication

164 views

Original Research

Accepted on 12 Dec 2025

The Public Opinion Dissemination and Evolution of Food Safety Scandals: A Case Study from China

in Health Communication

Weihuan Su
Guo Xiaodong

Frontiers in Communication

281 views

Original Research

Accepted on 10 Dec 2025

Indigenous language radio as a tool for improving functional and interactive health literacy at the community level

in Health Communication

Kevin Onyenankeya

Frontiers in Communication

151 views

Brief Research Report

Accepted on 10 Dec 2025

Evaluation of Press Releases for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Research Over the Last Twenty Years

in Health Communication

Shawn Eagle

Frontiers in Communication

121 views

Mini Review

Accepted on 09 Dec 2025

Apomediation, AI, and the illusion of autonomy: Risks of misinformation in patient decision-making

in Health Communication

Antonio Ponce-Rojo
Tomás Fontaines-Ruiz
Luis M. Romero-Rodríguez

Frontiers in Communication

157 views

Original Research

Published on 09 Dec 2025

Exploring empathy, communication, and cultural competence in low back pain care: a comparative cross-sectional study of nurses and physicians in Israel

in Health Communication

Silviya Nikolova
Aiham Gotani

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1674019

627 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 08 Dec 2025

Social isolation and initiation skills: a longitudinal test of the loneliness model and the buffering effect of cognitive flexibility

in Health Communication

Timothy Curran
Analisa Arroyo

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1687413

439 views

Mini Review

Published on 27 Nov 2025

Accent bias and equity: implications for healthcare

in Health Communication

Evelyn N. Roth

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1676277

840 views

Original Research

Published on 27 Nov 2025

Bridging uncertainty: social support and health communication in assessing prospective ASD students for online learning

in Health Communication

Oktaviana Purnamasari
Dwi Firmansyah

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1660794

783 views

Original Research

Accepted on 26 Nov 2025

Socio-Demographic Determinants of Help-Seeking Behaviour for Postpartum Depression Among Women in Yobe and Niger States, Nigeria

in Health Communication

Gloria Eneh Omale
Kehinde Opeyemi OYESOMI
Muyiwa Oladosun
Oladosun OMOJOLA
Folafunmi BAMIGBOLAYIN-AFOLABI5
Afolayan G.A, ALUKO

Frontiers in Communication

221 views

Original Research

Published on 25 Nov 2025

From social to informational exclusion: how othering shapes acculturation trajectories and health information access among international students

in Health Communication

Janine Brill
Veronika Karnowski
Constanze Rossmann

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1679179

1,672 views

Original Research

Published on 14 Nov 2025

How evidence conflict affects willingness to avoid health information: from the perspective of compensatory control theory

in Health Communication

Jiajing Zhai
Jiaqi Ou
Jinghong Nie

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1590787

759 views

Original Research

Published on 11 Nov 2025

Between likes and lies: how teenage girls navigate online health information

in Health Communication

Hyunjin Seo
K. Macy Burkett
Olga Morales
Nazra Izhar
Rim Hayat Chaif
Michaella Barros Coelho
Huong Ha
Blessing Jona
Azhar Iqbal
Taylor Doyle

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1692428

1,284 views

Perspective

Published on 10 Nov 2025

Redefining health communication through narrative intersection: opening closed narratives and co-creating meaning

in Health Communication

Tsuyoshi Okuhara
Hiroko Okada
Rie Yokota
Yumi Kagawa

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1672808

954 views

Original Research

Published on 07 Nov 2025

Why we believe in superfoods: investigating attitudes, personality and message processing

in Health Communication

Martin Tanis
Moniek Buijzen

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1661474

920 views

Brief Research Report

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Swiping for connection: tribe identity and sexual health among sexual minority men who use dating apps

in Health Communication

Krupa Ann Mathew
Yunan Zhao
Alvin Tran

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1683130

1,879 views

Original Research

Published on 06 Nov 2025

Understanding tuberculosis as a wicked problem: a qualitative study in coastal urban settlements of Semarang, Indonesia

in Health Communication

Zahroh Shaluhiyah
Sri Handayani
Ayun Sriatmi
Farid Agushybana
Eti Rimawati

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1719819

1,102 views

Systematic Review

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Trapped in an information provision gap? A scoping review of (unmet) information needs, preferences, and behaviors among long-term cancer survivors

in Health Communication

Elisabeth Hopfe
Eva Baumann
Viktor Grünwald
Fereshteh Sadeghi Shakib
Uta Dirksen

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1624452

788 views

Hypothesis and Theory

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Inoculation theory revisited: reinterpretations, extensions, and new directions

in Health Communication

Guangchao Charles Feng

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1576772

1,315 views

Original Research

Published on 31 Oct 2025

Examining conspiracy theory spillover in the health communication arena: factors that impact COVID-19 conspiratorial beliefs and health-related behaviors

in Health Communication

Ivanka Pjesivac
Leslie Klein
Wenqing Zhao
Xuerong Lu
Yan Jin

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1548575

1,675 views

Systematic Review

Published on 28 Oct 2025

Future technologies in alternative and augmented communication: a scoping review of innovations

in Health Communication

Alessandra Desireè Benevento
Giuseppe Ciulla
Gianluca Merlo

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1607531

2,096 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Oct 2025

Narrative transportation cues in direct-to-consumer advertisements: an analysis of visual content

in Health Communication

Stephanie Lynn Montgomery

Frontiers in Communication

doi 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1474051

1,972 views

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Young practitioners' attention to health Qigong on video-based social media: a qualitative study of online Baduanjin learning

When knowledge fades but loyalty persists: examining the contextual dynamics of media effects on vaccination intentions in China

The Effect of Radio Dramas on Willingness to Report Intimate Partner Violence Evidence from a Survey Experiment in Rural Tanzania

The Public Opinion Dissemination and Evolution of Food Safety Scandals: A Case Study from China

Indigenous language radio as a tool for improving functional and interactive health literacy at the community level

Evaluation of Press Releases for Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy Research Over the Last Twenty Years

Apomediation, AI, and the illusion of autonomy: Risks of misinformation in patient decision-making

Exploring empathy, communication, and cultural competence in low back pain care: a comparative cross-sectional study of nurses and physicians in Israel

Social isolation and initiation skills: a longitudinal test of the loneliness model and the buffering effect of cognitive flexibility

Accent bias and equity: implications for healthcare

Bridging uncertainty: social support and health communication in assessing prospective ASD students for online learning

Socio-Demographic Determinants of Help-Seeking Behaviour for Postpartum Depression Among Women in Yobe and Niger States, Nigeria

From social to informational exclusion: how othering shapes acculturation trajectories and health information access among international students

How evidence conflict affects willingness to avoid health information: from the perspective of compensatory control theory

Between likes and lies: how teenage girls navigate online health information

Redefining health communication through narrative intersection: opening closed narratives and co-creating meaning

Why we believe in superfoods: investigating attitudes, personality and message processing

Swiping for connection: tribe identity and sexual health among sexual minority men who use dating apps

Understanding tuberculosis as a wicked problem: a qualitative study in coastal urban settlements of Semarang, Indonesia

Trapped in an information provision gap? A scoping review of (unmet) information needs, preferences, and behaviors among long-term cancer survivors

Inoculation theory revisited: reinterpretations, extensions, and new directions

Examining conspiracy theory spillover in the health communication arena: factors that impact COVID-19 conspiratorial beliefs and health-related behaviors

Future technologies in alternative and augmented communication: a scoping review of innovations

Narrative transportation cues in direct-to-consumer advertisements: an analysis of visual content