At KYT Glossary, we prioritize the medical and editorial integrity of our content. This means setting strict standards around how we create content, how we choose products to cover, how we evaluate brand partners, how we use language, and how we approach representation, inclusivity, and historical context within our content.

Our Editorial Process

How we provide trustworthy, accessible, and accurate information

At KYT, we’re committed to providing you with trustworthy, accessible, and accurate information so you’re equipped to care for your health and wellness.

We have developed an editorial process to give you the best possible information. It’s the backbone of everything we do. But what is this process? How do we ensure that everything we publish meets our standards?

Our team creates and edits every piece of content based on the 4 pillars of our editorial process. These pillars — (1) earning and maintaining trust; (2) keeping high journalistic standards; (3) prioritizing accuracy, empathy, and inclusion; and (4) continual monitoring and updating of content — ensure that you can always find the timely, evidence-based information you need.

1. Earning and maintaining trust

Health information is easy to find but it can be confusing, overwhelming, inaccurate, irrelevant, or inaccessible. We’re here to change that.

We provide content that is trustworthy, accurate, evidence-based, clear, understandable, accessible, empathetic, and actionable.

Throughout our content, we address total well-being and help you make the important connection between health and lifestyle. In support of that, we openly and objectively cover a range of topics and viewpoints.

We’re aware the journey is different for everyone, so we stand for inclusivity and empathy. We’re here — free of judgment — for everyone seeking better health.

2. Keeping high journalistic standards

You come to KYT Glossary to get accurate information about your health, so it’s our responsibility to set high journalistic standards. Our news and educational content is unbiased, balanced, timely, actionable, research-backed, honest, and comprehensive. Our feature content brings forward individual perspectives with empathy, candour, and respect.

Here’s how we ensure we meet these standards:

We carefully select contributors and regularly train them. Our in-house editorial team carefully selects expert writers and contributors. We vet our content creators for subject matter expertise and relevant life experience. We train them on research and sourcing best practices, and we provide regular feedback and ongoing coaching.

Our health information is reviewed for medical accuracy by medical experts-healthcare professionals from research institutions, professional organizations, and private practice with varied and extensive expertise in their respective fields. Along with their knowledge in a variety of medical specialties, our medical reviewers bring an added perspective thanks to their experience in clinical practice, research, and patient advocacy.

We thoroughly vet all the brands we partner with and mention in our content. Our Brand and Content Integrity team researches the business practices of partner brands and evaluate their medical and health claims against the current body of scientific evidence.

Our News team stays abreast of new information. Our news content is created by experienced writers and reviewed by professional fact-checkers. Every day, the News team takes a deep dive into the latest medical research, so you are kept up to date on what’s happening in the world of health.

All content is triple-checked to meet our standards. Our editing team touches every piece of content before it is published, double- and triple-checking to ensure it meets our rigorous editorial standards of clarity, accuracy, quality sourcing, and inclusive and empathetic language.

3. Prioritizing accuracy, empathy, and inclusivity

We want to make sure that everything we publish is accessible and understandable to our readers. Our writers and editors focus on readability, clarity, empathy, inclusivity, real-life application, quality sourcing, and clear citations.

Beyond being approachable and transparent, we use conscious, respectful language that promotes inclusivity and compassion. We use empathetic language to tell judgment-free stories, and we make intentional choices to remove stigma, stereotypes, and to avoid injecting bias.

Here at KYT Glossary, conscious language is an ongoing commitment. We choose our words carefully, seeking to combat stigmas and empower our readers.

As language evolves, we evolve with it. We also understand health touches each of us differently, so we respect people’s choice of words when sharing their personal stories. Ultimately, we can’t be a true ally unless we put you at the centre of everything we do. Our use of language reflects this view.

4. Continual monitoring and updating of content

Health information is constantly changing. New research emerges, old ideas are disproven, and terminology becomes out of date.

At Knowyourtest.com, we continually monitor and update our content to make sure we’re sharing the most up-to-date and accurate information possible. To make this a reality, we have entire teams of editors and experts focused on identifying and updating inaccurate or unclear information.

Our Medical Integrity team keeps tabs on changes in standards of care, new clinical guidelines, drug approvals or recalls, and major practice recommendations. The team brings these insights to our editors and partners so that content can be updated to reflect the latest, most accurate and most useful information.

Each piece of content is given a “written on” date when it is originally written and published on our site.

Whenever a piece of content is modified, it receives a new “updated on” date. The modifications may include corrections of minor inaccuracies, addition of new information, replacement of images and sources, or any other change made to improve the value of the content for you, the reader.

Our Editorial Process, Created for You

We strive to be an ally in your journey to health and wellness. Our Editorial Process ensures that we can provide you with the most accurate, relevant, and accessible content possible.

We’re working hard to continually improve, so we want to hear from you if we could be doing better. If you have any questions or comments about the accuracy or usability of our content or feel an article is out of date, you can easily let us know by visiting this page.

Our approach to diversity, equity and inclusion

Your Voice Matters Here

We prioritize creating an environment where all feel safe and supported

At KYT, we are committed to actively engaging and amplifying a variety of voices, identities, and perspectives across the health and wellness spectrum to ensure that our culture and our content reflect the diversity we see in our everyday world.

We are dedicated to building and fostering inclusive teams at every level, and we seek out people who bring unique personal experiences, curiosity, and an eagerness to embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We use inclusive language, take accountability for and learn from mistakes, and prioritize creating a work environment where all feel safe and supported.

Conscious Language at KYT

We’re on a mission to provide you with high-quality information about your health and well-being. As part of this mission, we’re committed to using Conscious Language.

What is Conscious Language?

We define Conscious Language as the intentional use of words and terms to create empathetic, inclusive, and non-stigmatizing content. We are thoughtful in how we phrase and frame health topics so we do not perpetuate bias that can contribute to health inequities and stigma.

Conscious Language is not political correctness, nor is it about limiting what people can say. Instead, Conscious Language is about expanding representation and being intentional with our words, always with the goal of helping you improve your health.

We’re here to inspire you to live your healthiest life, and we recognize that the words we use have an impact on your well-being. Using empathetic language ensures that we are inclusive and compassionate. If we don’t choose our words intentionally, we run the risk of misrepresenting people, stigmatizing conditions, and shaming those living with them. As a result, we use Conscious Language to ensure our content reflects the most representative terminology and framing.

We hope to unite against stereotypes, discrimination, and harmful health narratives.

Having a deep understanding of the lived experiences of our audience and being intentional in our words, phrasing, and framing ensures that our content meets the needs of all our readers.

When we are able to speak directly to your lived experience, we are able to be relevant, empathetic, and inclusive, all of which allows us to provide more individually actionable information to build a stronger, healthier world. At KYT, we use Conscious Language to ensure we are using framing and phrasing that is most likely to provide actionable information.