— editorial policy

Editorial policy

Health content is high stakes. Here is how we research, fact-check, and update it — and what we will never do for money.

Sourcing

Every health claim must be supported by at least one of the following:

• A peer-reviewed study (preferably a meta-analysis, systematic review, or large RCT).
• A guideline from a national or international health body (NIH, CDC, WHO, NHS, USDA).
• A position statement from a credentialed clinical organization (American Heart Association, American Diabetes Association, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, etc.).
• A reference work from a major academic medical center (Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Harvard Health, Johns Hopkins).

Where the evidence is weak, mixed, or preliminary, we say so plainly inside the article rather than cherry-picking.

Fact-checking

New and substantially revised articles are checked against the original sources before publication. Source-reviewed articles show an "Evidence and review" panel with the references used and the date of the latest evidence check. We are adding this panel to older articles as they are updated; its absence means that the legacy article has not yet completed the current review workflow.

Medical review

We reserve the phrase "medically reviewed" for an article reviewed by a named, credentialed clinician. The reviewer, credentials, and review date appear on the article itself. Content without that label has received editorial fact-checking only and should not be read as clinician-reviewed. See our medical review process for details.

Updates

Health science changes. Articles show their original publication date and, when materially revised, a separate updated date. Source-reviewed articles also show an evidence-review date. We prioritize high-traffic and high-risk medical pages for review when guidelines or important evidence change.

Corrections

If you find an error, email blog.boopul@gmail.com. Verified corrections are made within 5 business days, and if the change is material, we add a corrections note at the top of the article.

Independence and conflicts of interest

We do not accept paid placements. We do not run guest posts that are sales pitches in disguise. We do not let advertisers, sponsors, or affiliate partners influence what we cover or how we cover it. Where an article mentions a product, the writer received no payment from the manufacturer for that mention.

AI use

We use AI tools to help research, outline, and copyedit, but every article is written, fact-checked, and edited by a human. We do not publish unedited AI-generated content.

Last updated: August 2026.