Editorial policy
This page explains how we make our guides.
How we choose topics
We look for questions that many people search for. We pick the ones we can answer well from strong public sources.
We do not cover treating disease, medication, dosing, mental-health crises, self-harm, eating disorders, pregnancy, or weight-loss drugs.
Our sources
We cite a fixed list of trusted publishers. The list includes national health agencies, the World Health Organization, and peer-reviewed research indexed by the U.S. National Library of Medicine.
Every factual sentence in a guide carries a numbered link to its source. We say what kind of evidence backs a claim, and we avoid sounding more certain than the evidence is.
How a guide is made
- Research. We collect claims from our source list. We record the source and a short quote for each claim.
- Draft. We write the guide from those claims only.
- Fact check. A separate check compares each sentence with its source. A guide that fails goes back for a rewrite.
- Medical review. A qualified reviewer reads the guide and its sources. Nothing goes live without their approval.
- Publish. Our editor makes the final decision to publish.
We use AI tools in steps 1 to 3. Read how we use AI.
What we never do
- We never invent quotes, people, experiences or numbers.
- We never give dosing advice or a diagnosis.
- We never promise results.
Review dates and updates
Each guide shows who reviewed it and when. We check our guides again as evidence changes, and we update the review date when a reviewer has approved the changes.
Corrections
If you find an error, tell us. We fix confirmed errors quickly, and a reviewer approves the fix.
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