Editorial Policy
How we create, review and keep our medical information up to date
Medical review
Our medical advisor is dr. Aernout Zuiderbaan, orthopaedic surgeon. He reviews articles for medical accuracy and alignment with current guidelines. Not every article has been reviewed by him yet: a review has only taken place when 'Medically reviewed on' with a date appears below the article. Articles without that note have been checked editorially but not yet medically reviewed.
dr. Aernout Zuiderbaan
Orthopaedic surgeon · Medical advisor DoctorEve
How our content is created
This is how an article on DoctorEve comes about:
Research: we gather information from medical guidelines (such as the Dutch NHG standards), scientific publications and reliable sources.
Writing: our editorial team drafts the article, with the help of AI writing tools, and edits it into a clear, accessible piece.
Medical review: where a doctor has reviewed the article, we say so below the article with their name and the date. If that note is missing, the article has not yet been medically reviewed.
Publication and maintenance: we publish naming the editorial team as author and update articles when guidelines change. Reviewed articles are updated first.
Our sources
We base our medical information on recognised, reliable sources:
- —NHG Standards (Dutch College of General Practitioners)
- —Netherlands Journal of Medicine
- —RIVM (National Institute for Public Health and the Environment)
- —WHO guidelines (World Health Organization)
Updates
Medical insights change. That is why we regularly check our articles for accuracy. When new guidelines or important changes occur, we update the content.
Independence
DoctorEve is independent. Our medical content is not influenced by commercial partners or advertisers. We do not receive payments from healthcare providers for article content. Our goal is always: honest, reliable information for patients.