{{Shortcut|WP:HEALTHLINE}} {{Infobox | title = [[Healthline]] | image = [[File:Wikipedia-logo-v2-en.svg|100px|alt=logo]] ''(not part of original row)'' | label2 = source type | data2 = foobar ''(not part of original row)'' | label3 = publisher | data3 = Fooland (state-funded media) ''(not part of original row)'' | label5 = website | data5 = | label6 = classification | data6 = [[File:Stop hand.svg|20px|Deprecated|link=]] '''Deprecated''': There is community consensus to [[WP:DEPS|deprecate]] the source. }} Healthline is a medical resource that is substantially written by non-expert freelance writers and reviewed by non-expert advisors. The content is frequently incorrect misinformation, sometimes dangerously so. Due to the heightened requirements for [[WP:Biomedical information|biomedical]] and [[WP:MEDRS|medical sources]] on Wikipedia, the consensus of editors in the 2023 RfC was to deprecate Healthline as an unusable source that cannot meet [[WP:MEDRS]] and to blacklist Healthline for the safety and well-being of our readers. References to Healthline should be removed from Wikipedia. == Prior discussions == {{WP:RSPLinks}}
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* [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 366#Nutritional information (Healthline/USDA)]] * [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 407#Healthline]] * [[WP:Reliable sources/Noticeboard/Archive 501#Medical News Today - a mirror publication of Healthline (blacklisted)]] * Simple summary of prior discussions: '''TBD''' {{DEFAULTSORT:Healthline, Perennial sources}} ==Notes== {{notelist}} ==References== == Original table row for comparison == ''(remove this when this source page is ready to go live)'' {{Wikipedia:RSPTableHeader}} |- class="s-b" id="Healthline" | [[Healthline]] {{WP:RSPSHORTCUT|WP:HEALTHLINE}} | {{WP:RSPSTATUS|d|b=y}} | {{rsnl|409|Healthline: deprecate or blacklist?|2023|rfc=y}} | {{WP:RSPLAST|2025}} | Healthline is a medical resource that is substantially written by non-expert freelance writers and reviewed by non-expert advisors. The content is frequently incorrect misinformation, sometimes dangerously so. Due to the heightened requirements for [[WP:Biomedical information|biomedical]] and [[WP:MEDRS|medical sources]] on Wikipedia, the consensus of editors in the 2023 RfC was to deprecate Healthline as an unusable source that cannot meet [[WP:MEDRS]] and to blacklist Healthline for the safety and well-being of our readers. References to Healthline should be removed from Wikipedia. | {{WP:RSPUSES|healthline.com}} |}