Purpose
Mission and Editorial Purpose
We write for US readers who want plain-language medical information grounded in public-health and clinical sources—not hype, not fear, and not personalized treatment plans.
About us
We write for U.S. readers who want medical topics in plain English—what the evidence says, where it is thin, and when to bring a clinician into the conversation.
Purpose
We write for US readers who want plain-language medical information grounded in public-health and clinical sources—not hype, not fear, and not personalized treatment plans.
Principles
Claims trace to agencies, guidelines, or peer-reviewed literature.
Jargon is explained; limits and uncertainty are stated clearly.
No diagnosis, prescribing, or emergency triage on this site.
Reader reports are reviewed against sources and updated when warranted.
A proposed standard, not a claim of an existing board: define review scope, evaluate sources, note conflicts of interest, and record review dates only when a review actually occurs.
Peer-reviewed research is weighed with guidelines and public-health information. Peer review does not make a finding conclusive or applicable to every patient.
Claims should match their sources, cross-checked, with uncertainty stated.
Readers can report errors via Contact. Reports are assessed against sources and corrected where supported. We do not publish a correction history yet.
Articles and tools cannot replace individual clinical assessment. For emergencies in the US, call 911.