About
A publication for the part that gets left out.
Footnote Health looks at the details other health writing skips — the mechanism under the advice, the distinction that changes the answer, the question nobody thought to ask.
Health advice often has to be compressed. The part that gets lost is usually the part that changes the answer: which version of the problem you have, what the mechanism actually implies, and where the evidence stops.
Footnote Health starts there. Every piece begins with something small and easy to pass over. An anatomical detail. A term people use loosely. A piece of standard advice whose logic runs backwards in certain cases. Then it follows that detail far enough to be useful.
What we cover
Body maintenance, physiology worth understanding, misunderstood terminology, practical distinctions, and emerging ideas that are interesting but not yet settled. We are equally happy to explain something mundane properly and to explain why a promising-sounding idea has not earned its confidence yet.
We deliberately avoid fixing permanent public categories. A publication that labels everything as "Overlooked" or "Does It Work" ends up writing to the label. Topics get grouped when grouping helps a reader, not because a taxonomy demanded it.
What we are not
We are not a supplement company, a clinic, a testing service, or a coaching business. We do not treat obscurity as proof, and we have no interest in the idea that mainstream medicine is hiding the truth. Obscure does not mean true. Conventional does not mean complete. Both are worth investigating.
We do sometimes discuss products, because sometimes the practical answer to a question involves buying something. When we do, the evidence comes first, and if a link can earn us money we say so next to the link. The full policy is in our affiliate disclosure.
How we work
Articles are researched from primary literature and current clinical guidance, cite their sources, and mark clearly where evidence is strong, partial, or absent. Every piece carries a last-reviewed date, and we update rather than quietly republish. The full process is set out in ourmethodology.
We are also explicit about limits. Footnote Health publishes health education, not medical advice; nothing here can account for your history or your circumstances. Our medical disclaimersays so plainly, and we would rather say it plainly than bury it.
Corrections
We will get things wrong. When we do, we would like to know quickly and fix it visibly. Corrections that change an article's meaning are noted on the article. Write tocorrections@footnotehealth.com.
Get in touch
Questions, story suggestions, and disagreements are all welcome athello@footnotehealth.com, or through the contact page. If you would like new pieces as they are published, the newsletter is the way.