Editorial standards
Fact-Checking Policy
Trust in a health publication rests on whether its facts are real and its sources check out. This is how we verify.
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Claims are tied to primary sources
Factual statements are linked to the original peer-reviewed study, clinical trial, or authoritative guideline — not to secondary summaries or press releases. Where we cite a figure, we cite the paper it came from.
Citations are verified, never fabricated
Every reference is checked against the source database (PubMed, the journal, or the registry) before publication. Identifiers — PMID, DOI — are confirmed to resolve to the paper described. We do not publish invented citations, mismatched identifiers, or studies we have not confirmed exist. When automated drafting tools are used, their citations are verified by hand against primary records before anything is published.
Numbers are checked at the source
Trial results, effect sizes, and prevalence statistics are taken from, and checked against, the primary record — not paraphrased from memory or from another article.
Corrections
If an error reaches publication, we fix it promptly and note material corrections. Readers who spot an error can reach us via our contact page.
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