Editorial policy

Source selection

We monitor government health agencies, medical and scientific publishers, research institutions, and established health newsrooms. A source must provide enough substance to support the claims in our brief. Thin or inaccessible source material is reserved for shorter signals or left unpublished.

Assisted drafting and human review

Software helps us collect feeds, remove duplicates, rank stories, retrieve source material, and prepare drafts. Language models may assist with organization and plain-language drafting. No automated draft is public by default.

Before publication, the editorial desk checks the headline, factual claims, dates, source links, context, commercial disclosure, and the distinction between association and causation.

Health information

Agewell Brief reports on health research and public information. It does not diagnose conditions or replace care from a qualified professional. We use specific health notes where the maturity of the evidence or the stakes of a claim make that context useful.

Commercial independence

Affiliate relationships do not determine which stories enter the editorial queue. Commercial links are disclosed, visually separated from reporting, and omitted from our syndication feed. See our affiliate disclosure.

Corrections

When a published brief contains a meaningful error, we correct the article and add an updated timestamp. To flag a possible error, send the article URL and the specific concern through our contact page.