In addition to social determinants of health, such as economic resources, education, access
to care and various environmental factors, there is growing evidence that political …

Polarization has been rising in the United States of America for the past few decades and
now poses a significant—and growing—public-health risk. One of the signature features of …

This book examines the relationship between media and medicine, considering the
fundamental role of news coverage in constructing wider cultural understandings of health …

Background The USA struggled in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, but not all states
struggled equally. Identifying the factors associated with cross-state variation in infection and …

Political communication has fundamentally transformed as digital technologies have
become increasingly important in everyday life. Technology platforms have become …

Even amid the unprecedented public health challenges attributable to the COVID-19
pandemic, opposition to vaccinating against the novel coronavirus has been both prevalent …

Understanding pandemic entrepreneurship as a unique form of crisis entrepreneurship |
Emerald Insight Books and journals Case studies Expert Briefings Open Access Publish with …

Hyperpartisanship and polarization are defining features of contemporary American politics.
According to an influential political science measure, Democrats and Republicans in …

An important lesson learned from COVID-19 is that partisanship matters. Democrats and
Republicans differed on a host of behaviors including masking, vaccination, and social …

Confronted with stalled vaccination efforts against COVID-19, many governments embraced
mandates and other measures to incentivize vaccination that excluded the unvaccinated …