We explain adult preventive care in plain language, so you know which screenings are recommended for you and can make the most of time with your clinician. These are the principles we work by.
- Accuracy first. Before anything is published, its specific facts, figures and rules are checked against official and primary sources. We check our guides against the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Medicare.gov, the Food and Drug Administration, and guidelines from major U.S. medical societies.
- Honesty about method. Our articles are researched and drafted with AI tools and checked automatically against their sources. Drafts that fail the check aren’t published, and articles aren’t individually reviewed by a person before they go live. Our guides are based on research, not hands-on testing, unless an article says otherwise.
- Independence. No company pays for coverage or influences what we write. Our disclosure explains how the site is funded.
- Clarity. We explain things in plain language and avoid jargon where we can.
- Staying current. We correct guides when we learn the rules have changed, and we point readers to official sources for details that change often.
- Prompt corrections. Report errors to support [at] starthealthway.com. We review every report and fix confirmed mistakes quickly.