Certificate of compliance

Medical News Today

is in compliance with the HONcode

4 Years

Certificate validity: valid until Feb 2020

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HONcode identification number:

HONConduct391155

Date of initial review:

29 Sep 2014

Certificate validity:

valid until Feb 2020

Date of last visit:

07 Feb 2020

Content identified by the HONcode team

The content below is a sample of the content identified at a specific date by the HONcode team that justifies the respect of the eight ethical principles.

Medical Affairs
 

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All reader comments are moderated in order to ensure that privacy is maintained, that spam and advertising links are not posted, and that personal information is not shared - especially personal information about health conditions and specific names of health professionals.

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THE SERVICES DO NOT PROVIDE MEDICAL ADVICE.
 

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Medical News Today contains medical and pharmaceutical news, and data, supplied for general information purposes only. Medical News Today is a website that is developed for healthcare professionals and the general public. The materials contained within this website do not constitute medical or pharmaceutical advice, which should be sought from qualified medical and pharmaceutical advisers. We do not answer any medical questions of any kind, in any format, nor any questions relating to medications.

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Privacy Policy
 

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Collaborative platforms:

All reader comments are moderated in order to ensure that privacy is maintained, that spam and advertising links are not posted, and that personal information is not shared - especially personal information about health conditions and specific names of health professionals.

(04 Feb 2019) - Link

The data displayed correspond to only one of the selected samples.

Medically reviewed by Deborah Weatherspoon, Ph.D, MSN, RN, CRNA on May 16, 2017 — Written by Erica Cirino
 

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Reviewed by Christina Chun, MPH

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May 16, 2017
 

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Last updated Tue 13 November 2018

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Contact Us
 

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MNT is an advertising-funded website; we do not sell products or services, we provide all content free of charge with no registration required. We allow advertising on the website to enable us to continue delivering high-quality content to users around the world for free.
 

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There is a clear and complete separation of editorial policy and advertising – advertising has no influence on our editorial policy,
 

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There is a clear and complete separation of editorial policy and advertising –
 

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