Editorial policy
DoctorCalc is designed so medical formulas are never hidden. Every calculator page has a source reference, review status, formula explanation, safety notes, last-reviewed date, and last-updated date.
Formula publishing rule
A calculator should not output clinical recommendations until the exact formula, thresholds, input units, contraindications, and edge cases have been reviewed against a real clinical source.
Review status labels
Pages may exist as SEO and UX templates before activation, but the calculator result must clearly show when clinical formula output is disabled.
Safety wording
Medication, pregnancy, diabetes, dehydration, pediatric dosing, and emergency topics require prominent warnings near the calculator result area.
Update process
Each calculator includes last-reviewed and last-updated fields. When a guideline changes, the calculator JSON or MySQL row can be updated without changing the page template.
Draft pages and indexing
Draft calculators should stay out of public indexes, category pages, and the sitemap until the formula, source, contraindications, and edge cases are verified. This protects users and avoids thin medical SEO.