Who we are
About OccHealthNews
We launched in 2026 with one job: read the health research and guidance that makes headlines, and explain what it actually says, in language a busy person can use.
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What we cover
OccHealthNews publishes reporting and explainers across six sections: health news, nutrition, fitness and movement, sleep and wellness, supplements, and mental health. We are generalists on purpose. Most people do not have a single condition to track. They have a body, a schedule, a grocery budget and a stream of conflicting advice, and they want to know which of this week's headlines deserve a change in habit.
We favour evergreen questions over hot takes. A guideline update that changes who gets treated for high blood pressure matters more to our readers than a single mouse study, so that is where we spend our time.
Editorial standards
Every article on this site is held to the same rules.
- Primary sources, linked. When we say a study found something, we link the study, not a news article about it. Guidelines are linked to the issuing body. Readers should be able to check us in one click.
- Numbers over adjectives. We report how big an effect was, in whom, and over what period. "Significantly lower risk" is not a finding; "47% lower all-cause mortality at 7,000 steps versus 2,000, across 57 studies" is.
- Study design is part of the story. An observational cohort cannot prove cause. A six-week trial in 20 people cannot tell you what happens in year three. We say so in plain words rather than hiding it in a caveat paragraph.
- No medical advice. We explain what the evidence shows so your conversation with a clinician is better informed. We do not diagnose, prescribe or tell you to stop a medication. See our disclaimer.
- Corrections are visible. When we get something wrong, we fix it and note the change on the article with the date. Silent edits are not corrections.
- Commercial relationships are disclosed. Some articles contain affiliate links. They are labelled, they never change our conclusions, and we never accept payment for coverage or rankings. Full details are in the affiliate disclosure.
How an article gets made
A piece starts with a question readers are actually asking, or a development that changes the answer to one. We pull the original paper or guideline, read the methods and limitations sections first, and look for the systematic reviews or meta-analyses that put the new finding in context. We then draft in plain English, strip out jargon, and list the sources at the bottom of the article with their publisher and year.
Articles are written by the OccHealthNews Editorial Team. We do not currently claim individual medical review, and we will not pretend to. If a piece has been reviewed by a licensed clinician, it will say so by name.
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Contact
Spotted an error, have a study we should look at, or want to tell us a piece was useful? Email [email protected] or use the contact page. We read everything.