Public guidance
Evaluating health information
MedlinePlus
Provides practical public questions for judging online health information sources, ownership, evidence and date of review.
View sourceHAW content is not medical advice.
HAW helps people appraise and understand health information. It does not provide diagnosis, treatment, emergency support or personalised clinical advice.
How to use HAW content
Use HAW content to ask better questions, understand evidence and prepare for conversations with qualified professionals.
Do not use HAW content to delay urgent care, start or stop treatment, or make decisions requiring individual clinical assessment.
References behind this section
These sources make the evidence basis visible and help readers review the guidance, standards and research informing this page.