Medical Review Process
How clinical claims get reviewed, by whom, and what a review actually checks.
Updated August 12, 2026
Not every page needs medical review — an article about calendar habits doesn’t. Every page that makes a clinical claim does, and this is what that review means.
Who reviews
Reviewers are licensed clinicians with credentials relevant to the topic, each with a public profile listing their credentials, license status, and conflicts of interest. A reviewer with no verifiable external record doesn’t review here.
What a review checks
That every clinical claim matches current evidence and is graded honestly. That the page says clearly when a symptom or situation needs a clinician instead of an article. That nothing on the page could reasonably delay someone from seeking care they need. The reviewer’s rule: if a paragraph could delay a needed appointment, it gets rewritten.
What the review date means
“Last reviewed” is the date a named clinician last verified the clinical content — not the date anyone touched the page. Reviewed pages are re-checked when significant new evidence emerges, and at minimum on a scheduled cycle.
Boundaries
Review does not make an article medical advice. Good Decades educates; your clinician diagnoses and treats. The two jobs are complementary and we refuse to blur them.