Our Standards

1

Name the source.

When we cite, we name a specific institution or clinical body.

2

Weight over volume.

We prefer systematic reviews and clinical guidelines to single small studies. When there is no source to name, we draw on general clinical understanding and say so.

3

Tell the truth about weight.

Every edition carries a calibration line: common and nonspecific, pattern-dependent, or worth discussing with a professional if persistent or accompanied by other symptoms. The reader always knows how much weight the cue is carrying on its own.

4

Honest language.

Phrases like “commonly reflects,” “in adult clinical practice,” and “clinical guidance typically describes.”

5

Say what a cue cannot tell you.

We describe what a cue may reflect, what it does not, and what a careful reader would ask next. Health literacy is not partisan.