Editorial policy
Ping first, then the label, then a flag
Every page on this desk follows the same four marks. Judge the work by the order, not by a badge.
Ping
A note starts with the sentence a reader actually brought: a viral cure, a 36-hour guarantee, a same-week lift, a horse-paste swap, a tendon shrug. We write it down so we can test it.
Trace
Then the current FDA prescribing information, a WHO monograph when it exists, and the trial that enrolled the hold. A blog summary is a pointer, never the source. Uncertain numbers stay qualitative.
Flag
What the label and the named trial will not support gets a flag, in a sentence, not a shrug. Hard stops - nitrates with a PDE5, iPLEDGE before isotretinoin, a steroid stopped cold, a fluoroquinolone tendon - are repeated where a reader will actually see them.
Post
The named specialist checks the safety lines and answers the reader mail in their own voice. Outbound links carry nofollow. Each page shows last reviewed: 14 August 2026. If a line is stale, write [email protected] and name the URL.