Health & New Media Research

Original Article

December 17, 2025

Narrating illness through play: a multimodal analysis of That Dragon, Cancer

Cátia Ferreira

Health New Media Res. 2025;9(2):7-18.

The lived experiences of illness and caregiving are increasingly being conveyed through serious games; this article explores how That Dragon, Cancer transforms these experiences into an interactive, affective form through...

Original Article

December 17, 2025

Cancer on screen: comparing the effects of films on audiences based on their companionship level with cancer and their lifestyle changes

Tolga Gürocak

Health New Media Res. 2025;9(2):19-37.

This article analyzes the short-term effects of cancer-themed films on viewers’ access to information, screening/consultation intentions, and low-threshold lifestyle steps, within the context of personal/family proximity to cancer. Two separate...

Original Article

December 18, 2025

Navigating health stigma: self-disclosure of rare dermatological disease on Instagram

Shokoufe Karimi, Zahra Ojagh

Health New Media Res. 2025;9(2):38-53.

This study investigates the practice of online self-disclosure among individuals affected by rare dermatological diseases (RDDs). These conditions, often of genetic origin, are accompanied by visible symptoms that expose patients...

Original Article

December 31, 2025

From smog alerts to climate justice: new media narratives for environmental health awareness

Claudia Ivett Romero-Delgado, María del Carmen Camacho-Gómez, Alma Delia Zamorano-Rojas

Health New Media Res. 2025;9(2):54-66.

This study examines how digital storytelling practices across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, and mobile platforms are used to communicate environmental health risks in Mexico City, Bogotá, and São Paulo. Using a...

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