Medical and scientific reporting can change what people believe about their health and their money. These are the rules we hold ourselves to.
Evidence first
- We separate preclinical (cell and animal) findings, clinical trial results and regulatory approvals — every time.
- We never call something a breakthrough just because a company announced it. Pipeline entries appear on our tracker only after an editor has checked the primary source.
- We never claim a universal cancer cure or promise to reverse aging. Cancer is a group of diseases with different treatments and outcomes.
- We date sensitive claims and link to the underlying evidence: peer-reviewed research, trial registries such as ClinicalTrials.gov, and regulators such as the FDA and EMA. Company statements are labelled as such.
- We do not invent statistics, quotations, study results, company claims or regulatory statuses.
Human review
Medical content is reviewed by a human editor before publication. Each article shows its last reviewed date and reviewer. We aim to have clinically focused articles reviewed by a qualified health professional and will name them when they have.
Plain English
We explain technical terms the first time we use them, keep a public glossary, and say clearly who each article is written for.
Companies and stocks
We distinguish scientific progress from investment performance. Company profiles and watchlists are informational and are not recommendations to buy, sell or hold any security. Where market data appears, it shows its source and timestamp; until a reliable data source is connected we show a clearly labelled static example instead.
Images
Our featured images are original illustrations. They are artistic renderings and never depict a real patient, scan or trial result. Any third-party image is used only with a licence, and we keep attribution records for it.
The Lab and games
Thought experiments are labelled as speculation. Reader polls are for engagement only and are never evidence. Our games are educational: they do not give diagnoses, individual treatment suggestions, genetic risk estimates or stock recommendations.
Corrections
When we get something wrong we fix it promptly and note the correction at the end of the article with the date. To report an error, use the contact form and choose “Editorial correction”.