Corrections

We'd rather be accurate than look infallible. Medicine changes, sources update their guidance, and even careful writing can contain mistakes. When we get something wrong, we fix it and we're open about it.

How errors get fixed

When we find an error, or someone reports one, we check it against current sources, correct the entry, have it reviewed again by our medical reviewer, and move the "Last reviewed" date forward. The same process applies whether the error is a typo, a broken link, an out-of-date statistic, or a clinical inaccuracy. Clinical and safety errors get priority and are addressed as fast as we can confirm the correct information.

What we log here

We distinguish between two kinds of changes. Routine edits, like fixing a typo, tightening a sentence, or updating a link, happen continuously and aren't logged individually. Substantive corrections, meaning any change that alters the meaning of a definition, a clinical claim, or a safety point, are noted so the record is transparent. If a correction would matter to someone who already read and relied on the earlier version, it belongs in that second category.

Correction log

This is a newly published site, and as of the last review date shown in the footer there are no substantive corrections to report yet. As they occur, they'll be listed here with the date, the entry affected, and a short description of what changed and why.

Report something

If you see something that looks wrong, outdated, or unclear, please tell us through the contact page. Point us to the specific entry and, if you can, the source that supports the correction. We read every report, and we're grateful for them. You can also read more about how entries are written and checked on our editorial standards and medical review pages.

Why we keep this page

A correction policy only means something if it's visible. Plenty of sites quietly change what they got wrong and hope nobody noticed. We'd rather show our work, because being transparent about mistakes is part of being trustworthy on a subject where accuracy genuinely matters. A reader who relied on an earlier version deserves to know if it changed, and a reader deciding whether to trust us at all deserves to see that we take errors seriously.

What counts as a correction versus an update

Not every change is a correction. We routinely refresh entries as the evidence evolves, add new related terms, or rewrite a passage for clarity, and that's ordinary upkeep rather than a fix. A correction is specifically a change that repairs something that was inaccurate or misleading. When that happens to a clinical or safety point, we treat it as the highest priority and move quickly.