Editorial Policy

Our promise to readers

Every guide on GetMyDr aims to be accurate, clear, fair and genuinely useful. We write for people, not for search engines, and we never publish something just to fill a page.

How we choose topics

We start from real questions: questions readers send us, questions people commonly search for, and gaps where existing information is missing, outdated or hard to understand. We give priority to practical topics such as which doctor to see, what a test result means and how costs and coverage work.

How a guide is made

1. Research: the writer gathers current guidance from primary sources, following our sources policy.
2. Writing: the guide is written in plain US English, explains medical terms, and includes what it is, why it matters, what you can do and when to see a doctor.
3. Fact-check: an editor checks that each factual claim traces back to a listed source and that nothing goes beyond what the source says.
4. Publishing and review dates: every guide shows when it was last reviewed and is scheduled for another review within 12 months, or sooner if guidance changes.

What we will not do

• Invent statistics, studies, experts, patients or personal stories.
• Give medication doses or treatment instructions beyond what trusted public sources state.
• Present a single study as settled science.
• Let advertisers or partners influence our content.

Use of technology

We may use software tools, including AI-assisted tools, to help with research, outlining and editing. A person on our team is responsible for every published guide, checks its facts against the listed sources and decides whether it is published.

Reader contributions

Reader tips and questions are moderated under our community guidelines and are always labeled as reader experiences, not medical advice.