How we make these guides

Written for the people around the illness

Most information about chronic illness is written for patients or doctors. These guides are for the people around them: what to say, what to avoid, and how to plan together. The situations come from published interviews and surveys of patients and families, retold in our own words; we never invent quotes.

Every claim has a source

Medical facts are checked against national and international guidelines (for example NICE, EULAR and national rheumatology and gynaecology societies), health services and published research. Every page lists its sources. Where sources disagree, we say so, and we stay with the cautious reading.

Checked twice

Each guide is checked claim by claim against what the sources actually say, and every translation is checked again in a separate review. Each guide shows when it was last reviewed and when the next review is due.

Translated for readers, not for one country

Spanish, French and German are read in many countries, so translations name no country's helplines, benefits or laws. Medical guidelines from the language's own region are cited alongside international ones.

What we don't do

We don't give medical advice, diagnose or recommend treatment changes; that is for the doctor or care team. We don't take money from drug companies. We don't ask about the person you support, and we don't use advertising trackers.

Found an error?

Every page in the app has a link to report it. We check every report against the sources and correct the guide where it is wrong.