
FAQs
1. What type of standards does dailyRx follow for publishing articles and information at the 8th grade level? Does dailyRx convert existing information?
a) dailyRx creates and publishes original health news based on health, medical and pharmaceutical research. Our team of medical editors verifies the accuracy and safety of each news article.
b) We do not convert existing articles or information. Our team of health news reporters translates breaking health research into original news articles written in language targeted to an eighth grade reading comprehension level.
c) Medical research is generally published at a PhD reading level, leaving much to be misunderstood by the average consumer.
d) Wikipedia, the most utilized resource for health information, publishes at the 12th grade reading level, which we believe is too complex for the average consumer.
e) dailyRx is focused on breaking down the complicated language found in medical research to create easy-to-understand articles with a positive voice and tone that put the latest information in context for patients. dailyRx's primary goal is to produce actionable and easy-to-understand news about developments detailed in medical publications and academic conference presentations and a wide spectrum of pharmaceutical news and advancements.
2. Does dailyRx have permission of the original authors/publications to revise the materials?
a) Yes. dailyRx News is an original content publisher and only uses third-party information as appropriate, similar to CNN, Reuters and other health news outlets.
b) Our news reporters write research-based articles that cite information from a combination of research abstracts, full scientific studies, publicly available press releases, original contributions from our network of experts, and interviews with study authors and physicians.
3. Is there disclaimer language on the dailyRx website or direction to seek patient care from a licensed physician if the reader believes there may be a medical problem based upon his or her review of the material?
a) Yes. There is a disclaimer at the bottom of each page.
4. If information is found to be incorrect, what process is used to correct it on the site?
a) All content undergoes strict editorial and medical review prior to publishing. The information published on our site is unbiased, research-based news, not medical advice. Under NO circumstances do we ever recommend that a reader should take a certain medication, get a vaccine, start or end a course of therapy, take a supplement or do anything that could even remotely be taken as medical advice.
b) Nevertheless, our readers can contact our medical editor and publisher directly if they take issue with any content on the site. A link to email them directly is listed on our management page.
c) Regardless of the nature of the complaint, our medical editor will personally respond to each individual and make corrections as needed to maintain our journalistic integrity.
5. How will content corrections be communicated to your readers?
a) In the case of a factual error, information would be corrected and our editorial team would update the offending article with the date and time of the last revision noted within the article. If our editors find it necessary to make a retraction, appropriate measures will be taken to inform our health care provider affiliates and organizations that syndicate our content.
b) At this time, dailyRx News readers are not required to register to view our content, so we are not able to notify individual readers of changes to an article.
6. What types of articles/videos does dailyRx publish? Is content targeted to certain audiences?
a) dailyRx News content can be targeted to readers based on health condition, medication, age group and preferred user experience (text vs. video).
b) In both our text and video content, we aim to provide coverage of all areas of medicine, from broad topics with wide interest — like cancer, mental health and fitness — to more specific subjects within these broad health topics that target more specific audiences.
7. As a content publisher, what efforts do you take to comply with ADA requirements?
a) We syndicate videos from a third party (Health Guru) and include the full transcript below the article.
b) We include a closed captioning option for our videos.
c) We integrate videos into our news articles to give visitors different options for consuming news.