Healthline is dedicated to making health and wellness information accessible, understandable, and actionable so that readers can make the best possible decisions about their health. Our content is created, fact-checked, and reviewed by qualified writers, editors, clinicians, and other contributors.
Each piece of clinical content undergoes a robust review process from our network of healthcare professionals to ensure accuracy. We have strict sourcing guidelines and cite or link to primary sources in each article. Our experts continually monitor the health and wellness space, and we update our articles when new information becomes available.
The mission of Healthline Media’s Bezzy communities is to empower people who are living with chronic conditions to live beyond their diagnosis through community support, shared experiences, compassion, and knowledge. Our platform offers a safe place for each community to give and receive advice through one-on-one messaging and group discussions, all while offering members access to the latest news and research updates.
Healthline receives funding from advertisements, sponsored content, and other partnerships, such as affiliate programs. The reality is that funding from our advertisers allows us to cover more conditions and provide more powerful experiences, including video, animations, and input from a range of experts. Be assured that we’re absolutely inflexible about our editorial autonomy. Other than input about broad topic areas, we never allow sponsors to influence the content we create.
We have specific ad and sponsorship guidelines we follow to ensure that advertising never gets in the way of editorial integrity. Healthline chooses the ads, does not endorse any products, distinguishes all ads from editorial content, and clearly distinguishes between sponsored and non-sponsored content.
At Healthline, we are committed to upholding the highest level of integrity to bring you the most accurate information on your health and wellness journey. We follow strict medical and editorial processes grounded in trustworthy, accessible, and accurate information. In some cases, Artificial Intelligence (AI), or similar technology, may be used in developing elements of our content.
We have established an AI Editorial Process to ensure that any content created with the assistance of AI follows our rigorous medical and editorial process and aligns with our principles regarding the ethical use of AI included below.
Principles Regarding the Ethical Use of AI
- Rigorous Vetting: All proposed uses of AI are rigorously vetted based on an established set of criteria so that all AI tools and technology are unbiased, reputable, and trustworthy.
- Human Component: Healthline is committed to utilizing human expertise as the final medical and editorial approval stamp before publishing. No content will go straight from an AI tool or technology to publication without thorough human validation checks.
- Transparency: AI may be used to support and enhance editorial elements. We strive to be transparent about the use of AI in editorial copy.
We’re working hard to continually improve how we create the most accurate, relevant, accessible, and actionable health information and products, so we want to hear from you if we could be doing better.