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Medical populism politicizes health crises by framing them as a conflict between "the people" and "the establishment." This style simplifies complex issues, impacting health communication and democratic politics.

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  • Political Science
  • Public Health Communication
  • Sociology

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  • Health crises are increasingly politicized in a fragmented media landscape.
  • Established knowledge claims are contested, making health issues vulnerable to political framing.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Introduce and define "medical populism" as a political style.
  • Analyze how medical populism simplifies and spectacularizes public health crises.
  • Examine the implications of medical populism for health communication and democratic politics.

Main Methods:

  • Conceptual analysis using the "medical populism" framework.
  • Illustrative case studies including HIV denialism, vaccination scandals, Ebola, and drug wars.
  • Examination of vertical and horizontal divisions created by medical populism.

Main Results:

  • Medical populism pits "the people" against "the establishment."
  • It thrives by politicizing, simplifying, and spectacularizing complex health issues.
  • Examples demonstrate divisions between people/establishment (vertical) and virtuous people/outsiders (horizontal).

Conclusions:

  • Medical populism has significant implications for health communication strategies.
  • The phenomenon poses challenges to democratic political discourse and public trust.
  • Understanding medical populism is crucial for navigating contemporary health crises.