Table 3.
Recommended Websites for Patients and Consumers
| Website name | URL | Summed DISCERN Score | Website Category | Target Audience | Frequency of Updates |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very Well Fit | https://www.verywellfit.com/ | 67.50 | Health Portal | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | Website states that they regularly update and fact-check to keep content "accurate, reliable, and trustworthy." Precise frequency of update is not known |
| NIH Office of Dietary Supplements | https://ods.od.nih.gov/ | 66.50 | Government | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | "Last updated" is present on all pages, with "update history" available as well. Precise frequency of updates and new content publication is not known |
| Mayo Clinic | https://www.mayoclinic.org/ | 66.50 | Health Portal | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | Mayo Clinic Proceedings are published monthly. Page update frequency is unknown |
| Drugs | https://www.drugs.com/ | 66.00 | Health Portal | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | "Last updated" is available on all pages, and is "Medically Reviewed" by professionals. Data is retrieved from sources including IBM Watson Micromedex, Cerner Multum™, Wolters Kluwer™, which are updated monthly, and other unnamed databases |
| Healthline | https://www.healthline.com/ | 65.50 | Health Portal | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | New content published weekly, unknown how often older content is reviewed/updated |
| WebMD | https://www.webmd.com/ | 65.50 | Health Portal | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | "Last reviewed" is provided on all pages. Unknown how often information is reviewed |
| Examine | https://examine.com/ | 65.00 | Health Portal | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | "Last updated" and "Reviewed by" provided on all pages. Unknown how precise update frequency is |
| Medline Plus | https://medlineplus.gov/ | 65.00 | Government | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | "Review date" provided, but frequency of review us unknown |
| Cleveland Clinic | https://my.clevelandclinic.org/ | 64.50 | Professional | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | "Last reviewed by a Cleveland Clinic medical professional on …" provided, but no precise update frequency known |
| Medical News Today | https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/ | 62.50 | News | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | "Last medically reviewed on…" provided, but no precise update frequency known. Daily content published |
| Government of Canada | https://www.canada.ca/ | 61.50 | Government | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | "Date modified:" provided, but no precise update frequency known |
| Medscape | https://www.medscape.com/ | 61.00 | Health Portal | Healthcare providers, researchers, patients/public | "Reviewed:" provided, but no precise update frequency given. Content published daily |