naa a22 4500 510739636 CHVBK 20180411083023.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130401xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s12015-012-9425-0 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s12015-012-9425-0 Chinese Newspaper Coverage of (Unproven) Stem Cell Therapies and their Providers [Elektronische Daten] [Ubaka Ogbogu, Li Du, Christen Rachul, Lisa Bélanger, Timothy Caulfield] China is a primary destination for stem cell tourism, the phenomenon whereby patients travel abroad to receive unproven stem cell-based treatments that have not been approved in their home countries. Yet, much remains unknown about the state of the stem cell treatment industry in China and about how the Chinese view treatments and providers. Given the media's crucial role in science/health communication and in framing public dialogue, this study sought to examine Chinese newspaper portrayal and perceptions of stem cell treatments and their providers. Based on a content analysis of over 300 newspaper articles, the study revealed that while Chinese newspaper reporting is generally neutral in tone, it is also inaccurate, overly positive, heavily influenced by "interested” treatment providers and focused on the therapeutic uses of stem cells to address the health needs of the local population. The study findings suggest a need to counterbalance providers' influence on media reporting through strategies that encourage media uptake of accurate information about stem cell research and treatments. Springer Science+Business Media New York, 2013 Stem cell tourism nationallicence Stem cell therapies nationallicence Stem cells nationallicence Medical tourism nationallicence Unapproved stem cell treatments nationallicence Public representations nationallicence Science communication nationallicence Ogbogu Ubaka Faculty of Law, Health Law Institute and Health Law and Science Policy Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada aut Du Li Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada aut Rachul Christen Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University & Research Affiliate, Health Law Institute and Health Law and Science Policy Group, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada aut Bélanger Lisa Health Law Institute and Health Law and Science Policy Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada aut Caulfield Timothy Faculty of Law and School of Public Health and Research Director, Health Law Institute and Health Law and Science Policy Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada aut Stem Cell Reviews and Reports Humana Press Inc 9/2(2013-04-01), 111-118 1550-8943 9:2<111 2013 9 12015 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-012-9425-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-012-9425-0 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Ogbogu Ubaka Faculty of Law, Health Law Institute and Health Law and Science Policy Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Du Li Faculty of Law, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Rachul Christen Applied Linguistics and Discourse Studies, School of Linguistics and Language Studies, Carleton University & Research Affiliate, Health Law Institute and Health Law and Science Policy Group, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bélanger Lisa Health Law Institute and Health Law and Science Policy Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Caulfield Timothy Faculty of Law and School of Public Health and Research Director, Health Law Institute and Health Law and Science Policy Group, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Stem Cell Reviews and Reports Humana Press Inc 9/2(2013-04-01), 111-118 1550-8943 9:2<111 2013 9 12015 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer