Last updated: 27 July 2026
Anyone can publish health information on the internet. Very few explain who checked it. This page explains exactly what happens to an article on daktar.online before you read it — and how you can verify it for yourself.
For the full standard we work to, see our [Editorial Policy](https://daktar.online/editorial-policy).
Every clinical article is reviewed by a registered doctorNo article containing clinical information is published on daktar.online until a doctor holding a recognised medical qualification and current registration with the National Medical Commission (NMC) or a State Medical Council has read it and approved it.
That doctor's name, qualification and registration details appear on the article, along with the date they reviewed it. You can look up any Indian doctor's registration on the [NMC National Medical Register](https://www.nmc.org.in/).
If an article has no reviewer named on it, it contains no clinical guidance.
What the reviewer actually checksOur reviewers are not asked to skim. Every review works through five questions:
1. Is it clinically accurate?
Does it reflect current medical understanding and current guidance — not what was taught a decade ago?
2. Is it safe?
Could a reasonable reader act on this and come to harm? Does it include the red-flag symptoms that mean stop reading and see a doctor now?
3. Is anything important missing?
Omission misleads as effectively as error. A piece on chest pain that leaves out when to call an ambulance has failed, however accurate the rest is.
4. Are the sources real and correctly represented?
Statistics and study findings are checked against the original source. Anything that cannot be verified is removed.
5. Does it stay in its lane?
Articles inform. They do not diagnose your condition or tell you which medicine to take. Those decisions need a doctor who has assessed you.
An article can be approved, returned for changes, or rejected. Reviewers decline articles outside their clinical area — a physiotherapist does not sign off psychiatry content.
Where our information comes fromWe work from primary sources, in this order of preference:
- Peer-reviewed research in indexed medical journals — systematic reviews and meta-analyses ahead of single studies
- Clinical practice guidelines from recognised professional bodies
- Indian statutory health authorities — Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, ICMR, the National Medical Commission, the National Centre for Disease Control
- International public health bodies such as the World Health Organization
- Direct commentary from our reviewing doctors, clearly labelled as expert opinion
We prefer Indian data for anything about how common a condition is, what it costs, or how it presents locally — international figures often do not transfer. Where only international data exists, we say so.
We do not source from content farms, unattributed listicles, AI-generated aggregator sites, or social media claims.
On our use of AIWe use AI tools to help with research, outlining and drafting — and we would rather tell you that than have you wonder.
What does not change: a human editor reworks every draft, and a registered doctor reviews and approves every clinical article before it publishes. AI is never treated as a source of medical fact. Statistics, study findings and citations are verified against the original human-authored source or removed. The named reviewing doctor takes responsibility for the accuracy of what you read, however the first draft was produced.
When we get it wrongWe correct openly rather than deleting quietly.
Found an error? Email [editorial@daktar.online] with the article link and the claim you think is wrong. We acknowledge every report within 3 working days. Anything that poses a patient safety risk is amended or taken down immediately while we investigate. Other verified errors are fixed within 10 working days, and material corrections are marked on the article with the date and what changed.
What our content is notNothing on this site is a substitute for a consultation with a doctor who has assessed you. Reading an article does not create a doctor–patient relationship. Please do not delay seeking medical advice because of something you read here.
Medical emergency: call 112, or 108 for an ambulance where that service operates, or go to your nearest emergency department. In mental health distress, Tele-MANAS is free and available 24×7 on 14416.
Talk to usQuestions about how we produce our content, or interested in joining our medical review panel? Write to [support@daktar.online].
