Editorial policy

Useful health writing needs visible standards.

This page explains where the guides come from, what AI helps with, what a source-check date means, and what the articles can never replace.

Traceable by designEvery health guide links to the authoritative source used for its central claims.

Start with accountable sources

Core claims are based on public guidance from organizations such as WHO, national public-health agencies, regulators, and specialist government health institutes.

Disclose AI assistance

AI may help organize a first draft, create concept art, or improve readability. It does not examine a patient, establish a diagnosis, or replace accountable human editorial judgment.

Keep the safety boundary visible

Each guide distinguishes general education from personal care and uses local-emergency-service language when a warning pattern may be urgent.

Dates that mean what they say

Published, source-checked, and medically reviewed are different claims.

Article dates identify when a guide was published and its linked source was checked. A guide will only display a named medical-review credential after that person has actually reviewed and approved the article. Older content should be rechecked when official guidance changes.

Research Watch uses status labels such as approved, cleared, and investigational. These labels describe a specific source and jurisdiction; they do not promise access, suitability, or benefit for an individual.

Before a guide is considered readyThe central source opens and supports the main claims.Urgent warning signs are separated from routine self-care.Medicine changes are not recommended without a clinician.The language avoids certainty, fear, and guaranteed outcomes.A publication date and source-check date remain visible.
Corrections & limitations

Health information changes. Good publishing makes room to correct it.

If an official source changes, the related guide should be reviewed and updated or withdrawn. Readers can use the private community form to flag a source problem without sharing medical records or personal health details.