Medical review process
Every Protocol Health article is reviewed by a licensed physician. This page explains what that review covers and how it is recorded.
What the physician reviewer checks
The reviewer reads the full article and its sources and checks that:
- every medical claim is supported by the source it cites, and the source is high quality and current;
- the evidence is interpreted accurately, including its limits;
- benefits and risks are presented in balance, with safety information where it matters;
- regulatory status is stated correctly, including that compounded medications and many peptides are not FDA-approved;
- nothing in the article reads as an individual diagnosis or dosing instruction.
Who reviews
Articles are reviewed by Richard Dentico, MD, Protocol Health's medical director, a board-certified physiatrist with fellowship training in pain management and sports medicine. His full profile, education and credentials are on his bio page.
How sign-off is recorded
The physician signs off on each article, and each sign-off is logged with the reviewer, the date and the scope of the review. The review date shown on an article and in its structured data comes only from that log; it is never copied from the article's update date.
Review cadence
Articles are re-reviewed on a schedule we keep:
- fast-moving topics, such as GLP-1 medications and regulatory changes: every six months, or sooner when the news changes;
- everything else: at least once a year.
What "Updated" means
An article's Updated date changes only when its content changes. Fixing a typo does not count as an update; a new section, a corrected fact or a new source does.
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