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What this site is

An independent publisher of health information for a general audience, written by a health writer working from primary sources. The pages explain what conditions are, what diagnostic thresholds mean, what the research supports and what it does not, and what questions are worth asking at an appointment.

What this site is not

It is not the practice of medicine. The editor is not a physician, a nurse practitioner, a physician assistant, a pharmacist or a licensed therapist, and does not claim to be. No content on this site is reviewed or approved by a licensed clinician before publication.

It is not a substitute for individual care. Health information written for everyone cannot account for your history, your other conditions, your medications, your allergies, your pregnancy status, your kidney and liver function, or your test results. A clinician who knows those things can reach a different and better conclusion than any article.

It is not a government agency and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or acting on behalf of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, the Food and Drug Administration, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Heart Association, the American Diabetes Association, the US Preventive Services Task Force, or any other organisation cited on this site. Citing a source is not a claim of any relationship with it.

Never do these things based on something you read here

• Do not delay care. If a symptom worries you, get it looked at. An article is not a triage system.
• Do not stop, start or change a prescription. That decision belongs to the prescriber, always.
• Do not self-diagnose. Conditions on this site overlap with each other and with serious illnesses that need testing to separate.
• Do not treat a description as a dose. No page here gives dosing, and any figure quoted from a study is a study finding, not an instruction.
• Do not assume it is current. Guidelines change. The “last reviewed” date on each page is the date it was last checked, and the linked source is the authority.

Emergencies

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Accuracy and liability

Every effort is made to source facts correctly and to keep pages current, and errors are corrected as soon as they are identified. Even so, the content is provided as is, without warranty of any kind, express or implied, including any warranty of accuracy, completeness or fitness for a particular purpose. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Black Girls Thrive Daily accepts no liability for any loss, injury or damage arising from the use of, or reliance on, anything published here.

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Questions about this disclaimer

Does reading this site make me a patient?

No. No doctor-patient or clinician-patient relationship is created by reading these pages, emailing the editor, or acting on anything published here.

Is the content medically reviewed?

No. It is written and checked against primary clinical and government sources by a health writer. The site states this openly rather than implying a review process it does not have.

Why cite agencies if you are not affiliated with them?

Because the agencies hold the data. Citing the CDC or ACOG identifies where a figure came from so you can check it. It implies no relationship in either direction.