Corrections
Report a correction
On a health site, a correction is more valuable than a new page. If something here is wrong, we want to know.
What counts as a correction
- A factual error, including a wrong threshold, a wrong symptom, or a wrong mechanism.
- Outdated guidance, for example a screening age or a vaccine schedule that has changed.
- A source that no longer says what the article claims it says.
- Wording that could reasonably be read as a diagnosis, or as reassurance where it should not be.
- Wording that is stigmatising, or that assumes an anatomy, gender, ability or family structure.
- Anything that would change what a reader should do.
What makes a report easy to act on
Include the page or article, what it says now, what you believe is correct, and — if you have one — a source. "This looks wrong to me" is still worth sending. A report that challenges something we got wrong is genuinely useful even when the reporter cannot prove what the right answer is.
How to send one
This project has no backend and no published mailbox yet. Reports currently go to the project owner through the repository hosting the site. That is listed as outstanding work on the contact page.
What happens next
- The claim is checked against the cited sources and current guidance.
- If it is wrong, the article is corrected and the change is made in the same place as the error, with a visible note in the site's version history.
- If a clinically significant claim changes, it is queued for professional review rather than corrected by an editor alone.
- If the article is right and the reporter's understanding is what needs work, we usually say so and explain why, because that is a useful answer too.
Checking a health claim yourself
Until this site's content is professionally reviewed, being able to check a claim against a recognised public health source yourself is genuinely useful. When articles cite a source, it is linked so you can read it rather than take our word for it.
Signs of a trustworthy health source:
- It names the organisation and says who the information is for.
- It gives a date, and it has a visible review or update policy.
- It links to evidence, and does not promise outcomes.
- It sells nothing.
- It does not use the words "miracle", "detox", "boost", or "flush toxins".
- NHS — conditions and symptoms NHS (opens in a new tab)
- WHO — adolescent health World Health Organization (opens in a new tab)
- CDC — sexually transmitted infections US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (opens in a new tab)
These are public sources from recognised health organisations, linked so you can read the detail rather than take this site's word for it. Reading them does not tell you whether any of it applies to you, and none of these articles has yet been reviewed by a qualified clinician. How we handle sourcing and review.
Our editorial standard
The full policy, including what we will never publish, is on the editorial and medical review page.