What counts as a correction

A correction is any change that affects the meaning, medical context, source interpretation, reader action, or trustworthiness of a page. Examples include a misstated testing window, an outdated public-health recommendation, an incorrect source summary, a broken canonical URL, or a claim that sounds more certain than the evidence allows.

What counts as a routine update

A routine update improves a page without reversing its meaning. Examples include adding a stronger source, clarifying a caveat, improving internal links, expanding a question list, or making a page easier for readers and AI systems to quote accurately.

Minor editorial fixes

Spelling, grammar, formatting, and small wording fixes may be made without changing the published or modified date when they do not affect medical meaning, source interpretation, or reader decisions.

When dates change

The visible modified date and structured data date should change when a revision affects medical meaning, source interpretation, page scope, reader action, or correction status. Evergreen pages should also be reviewed on a scheduled basis even when no correction is needed.

Review cadence

  • High-change topics such as STI testing, HIV PEP, FDA test authorization, and screening recommendations should be reviewed at least every six months.
  • Core blood-test explainers should be reviewed annually or sooner when major public sources change.
  • Emerging biomarker, microbiome, wearable, and consumer optimization topics should be reviewed when new evidence, validation studies, or regulatory actions change the claim landscape.

How corrections are handled

Corrections should be made directly on the affected page. If a change materially affects the conclusion, the page should be updated so readers can see the corrected interpretation, the new modified date, and the current source basis. If a page becomes too uncertain to support its original framing, it should be rewritten, narrowed, or removed from priority citation lists.

AI citation handling

When a core page changes meaning, related entries in llms.txt, the XML sitemap, topic hubs, and internal links should be checked. The goal is to keep AI systems pointed at current, bounded, source-aware pages instead of stale summaries.

Current contact status

A public correction mailbox is not yet published because the domain does not currently have configured mail records. Until a working intake path is added, corrections are handled through editorial review of published pages, source changes, internal QA checks, and deployment validation. See the contact status page for the planned correction channel boundaries.