Navigating the AI Frontier in Health Communication Research

Exclusive Interview with Prof. Xiaoquan Zhao, Editor-in-Chief of Health Communication

Authors

  • Yueliang Jiang Institute for Interdisciplinary Information Sciences, Tsinghua University
  • Siyu Pu School of Journalism and Information Communication, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
  • Haoyi Liu College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, City University of Hong Kong

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.62787/mhm.v3i4.233

Keywords:

Health communication, artificial intelligence, journal management

Abstract

As AI reshapes health communication—from digital likeness impersonating real humans to algorithms predicting epidemics—how can health communication researchers continue to promote and safeguard health as a quintessential human value? On July 6th, 2025, during the MHM2025 conference, we interviewed Prof. Xiaoquan Zhao, Editor-in-Chief of Health Communication. Drawing on more than 20 years of experience as a health communication scholar, Prof. Zhao offers an answer: We should strive to be rational brokers of knowledge amid the technological frenzy and keep humanity at the heart of innovation. In this exclusive interview, he reflects on the evolving role of health communication in the AI age and how academic research can adapt in a rapidly changing world.

‌Interview with Prof. Xiaoquan Zhao, Editor-in-Chief of Health Communication

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Published

2025-08-04

How to Cite

Jiang, Y., Pu, S., & Liu, H. (2025). Navigating the AI Frontier in Health Communication Research: Exclusive Interview with Prof. Xiaoquan Zhao, Editor-in-Chief of Health Communication. The Journal of Medicine, Humanity and Media, 3(3), 108–113. https://doi.org/10.62787/mhm.v3i4.233

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 3 (2025): Journal of Medicine, Humanity and Media

Section

Interviews