The Health Content Editor is the role responsible for the pre-publication check on every article, and for the site's editorial standards.
What the check involves
- Every factual claim is traced to a cited source of the kind described in the editorial policy.
- Numbers — diagnostic thresholds, reference ranges, doses, trial results — are compared with the source, not with memory.
- Language is checked against the site's claims standard: no cure, treat, reverse or eliminate; no numeric promises; conservative wording for supplement effects.
- Educational pages are confirmed to contain no product promotion, and the page's category label (educational / with supplement context / supplement research) is confirmed correct.
- Emergency and "see a doctor" guidance is confirmed present where symptoms warrant it.
An automated check runs on every build and blocks publication when it finds banned claims, missing references, broken links or duplicate metadata; the editor's review is the human layer on top of that.
Sources used
The same registry the research team uses, plus direct access to guideline documents when a threshold or recommendation is in question.
What this role does not claim
No one writing under this role is a licensed physician, pharmacist, dietitian or nurse, and no article carries a "medically reviewed" label unless a named, verifiable clinician has personally reviewed it — see the medical review policy. Bylines identify the editorial role responsible, not an individual, so that readers are not given a false impression of clinical authority.
Corrections
Errors are corrected and recorded under the corrections policy. Report one via the contact page.