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The standard
Every substantive health claim requires an inspectable source appropriate to the claim. Editors prefer primary research for individual-study reporting, systematic reviews and guidelines for broader conclusions, and first-party public authorities for current official actions. Headlines and summaries must remain within the evidence. Scientific review checks accuracy and boundaries; it does not erase uncertainty or transfer responsibility to a title.
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How it works in practice
The editorial record stores publication and review dates, evidence status, citations, relevant conflicts, and related pages. English is canonical for editorial change control, with Spanish and Japanese pages updated in the same release. No sponsor, advertiser, affiliate relationship, contributor, or external host receives a right to approve conclusions. The Evidence Desk may decline work that cannot be verified or responsibly explained.
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Sources
- Recommendations for the Conduct, Reporting, Editing, and Publication of Scholarly Work in Medical JournalsInternational Committee of Medical Journal Editors · 2026