Editorial policy
How the Romy blog is written, sourced, checked and corrected. We write about health data so you can understand your own numbers and have better conversations with your clinician.
Who writes our articles
Articles are written by Romy Editorial, the team that builds Romy. We are not clinicians, and we say so. Each article lists its sources so you can check every claim yourself.
No article is reviewed by a doctor today. If a qualified clinician reviews an article in future, their name and credentials will appear on that article.
How we choose sources
Every factual claim links to a source in the article's reference list. We prefer, in this order:
- Clinical guidelines and public-health bodies, such as the NIH Office of Dietary Supplements, national health services and specialist medical societies.
- Systematic reviews and meta-analyses that weigh the research as a whole.
- Individual peer-reviewed studies, described together with their size and limits.
We do not cite press releases, supplement or device marketing, or social media as evidence. When good sources disagree, we say so rather than pick a side.
No sponsored content
Nobody pays to appear on the blog. We carry no advertising, sponsored posts or affiliate links. Romy is our own product: where an article mentions it, it says so plainly, and the article has to be useful without it.
Not medical advice
Our articles explain; they do not diagnose anyone or recommend treatment. Reference ranges and research findings describe groups of people, not you. Talk to a qualified clinician about your own results, and call emergency services in an emergency.
Updates and corrections
We review articles when guidance or evidence changes, and each article shows the date it was last updated.
If we get something wrong, we fix it as soon as we can. A correction that changes what an article says is noted, with its date, at the end of that article.
Contact
Spotted an error, or have a question about a source? Email us at hello@romyapp.io.