Editorial Policy

Purpose and audience

We publish general health education for adults seeking understandable information and for professionals interested in public-facing evidence translation.

Editorial principles

• Separate established knowledge from emerging evidence.
• Avoid sensational, absolute, or guaranteed claims.
• Describe benefits, harms, limitations, and uncertainty in balanced language.
• Use plain language without removing clinically important nuance.
• Identify AI-generated presenters and meaningful AI assistance.

Review and updating

Health pages should include a publication or last-reviewed date. High-consequence claims should be checked against authoritative current sources. Material errors are handled under the corrections policy.

Independence

Editorial decisions should not be controlled by advertisers, sponsors, affiliate relationships, or product manufacturers.

Effective and last reviewed: September 4, 2026