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Our Mission Our Experts Forbes Health Advisory Board Editorial Policies What Do Our Icons Mean? Our Business Our Team Contact Us

Our Mission

Your Health. Your Decisions. Our Support.

Thanks to technology, there’s never been a greater opportunity to take charge of your own wellness. Digital devices can track your personal stats, and you can quickly find information, advice and countless product reviews online for nearly any health situation.

It’s empowering, but also overwhelming: How do you know you’re making the best health—and financial—decisions? We launched Forbes Health to answer this exact question.

Our team of experienced journalists and medical experts is meant to help you make simpler, smarter and less stressful wellness decisions. Through steadfast research, professional advice and honest stories, we hope to inform, inspire and motivate you in your quest for a balanced and healthy lifestyle.

Our Experts

The Forbes Health editorial team boasts decades of experience, providing useful insights for young adults to nonagenarians. We’re passionate about helping you achieve optimal wellness through peace of mind, physical fitness, nutritional balance, a flourishing family life and healthy aging.

We’re trained in researching, writing and editing. From info about medical conditions to the latest fitness trends to nutrition dos and don’ts, our goal is to provide you reliable, relatable content. We also partner with skilled contributors—both seasoned journalists and medical experts—to deliver what you need to know in clear, jargon-free language. We prioritize quality research, deep expertise and strict methodologies in the coverage, reviews and guidance we provide.

Forbes Health Advisory Board

Forbes Health content that features medical advice is supported by our Forbes Health Advisory Board. This panel of board-certified, experienced clinicians and practitioners helps to review articles and advises on content at various stages in the editorial process, from ideation to publication. Free of any conflicts of interest, they help us ensure our articles are objective, current and accurate.

Also, Forbes Health Advisory Board members often provide unbiased ratings for health-related products and services in a variety of categories for our articles. These contributions help us cut through the marketing claims and understand how products and services work—or don’t work—in the real world.

What’s more, our editorial team and contributors interview and quote researchers, professors, doctors, registered dietitians, lactation consultants and a variety of other health professionals to inform the Forbes Health content you read each day.

Editorial Policies

The Forbes Health editorial team is independent and objective. Our reviews and “best” rankings are created using strict, published methodologies and are driven solely by the editorial team in concert with medical practitioners as needed. Content is informed by research, data, expert insights and rigorous fact checking. Our objective is to provide accurate and reliable health information online.

What Do Our Icons Mean?

On our pages, you may have seen “fact checked,” “medically reviewed” or “expert reviewed” above the editorial content. We created these designations so that you can see at a glance where a piece of content has been:

fact_checked

Fact Checked: Members of our editorial team review and fact check every piece of content thoroughly, ensuring the information is accurate and supported by current primary sources. We prioritize peer-reviewed medical journals, government organizations, academic institutions and advocacy associations. Only after content is fact checked and edited for high-quality sourcing is it published by Forbes Health, where it receives this “fact-checked” icon.

medically_reviewed

Medically Reviewed: Content containing medical facts and/or advice is reviewed for accuracy by a member of the Forbes Health Medical Review Board, in addition to following the traditional editorial policies of editing and fact checking. Our board members only review content specific to their fields of study and practice. Should the Review Board suggest improvements to content, our editorial team edits accordingly prior to publishing, where the page then receives the medical reviewer's seal of approval and the “medically reviewed” icon.

expert_reviewed

Expert Reviewed: This type of content is reviewed by a subject-matter expert to ensure it is accurate and up to date, in addition to following the traditional editorial policies of editing and fact checking. Members of our professional network only review content specific to their fields of study and work. Should they suggest improvements to content, our editorial team will edit accordingly prior to publishing, where the page then will receive the reviewer's seal of approval and the “reviewed” icon.

Our Business

Journalistic integrity is the key to our success. To support our reporting work, our business team (a group separate from our editorial team) reviews our content after it’s written and identifies potential advertising opportunities. That team then secures compensation from some of the brands identified in our content. These commissions enable us to provide expertly written, research-backed, data-rich content for free to our readers. To learn more, visit our advertising disclosure page.

Our Team

  • Editorial
  • Contributors
  • Health Advisory Board

Sarah Davis

Managing Editor

Sarah is an experienced writer and editor enthusiastic about helping readers live their healthiest and happiest lives. Before joining Forbes Health, Sarah worked as a writer for various digital publications including LendingTree, theSkimm, CNBC and Bankrate. When she isn’t writing or editing, you can find Sarah with her nose in a book or enjoying the outdoors with her French bulldog, Honey.

Alena Hall

Managing Editor

Alena is a professional writer, editor and manager with a lifelong passion for helping others live well. She is also a registered yoga teacher (RYT-200) and a functional medicine certified health coach. She brings more than a decade of media experience to Forbes Health, with a keen focus on building content strategy, ensuring top content quality and empowering readers to make the best health and wellness decisions for themselves.

Jessica DiGiacinto

Lead Editor

Jessica is a writer and editor with over a decade of experience in both lifestyle and clinical health topics. Before Forbes Health, Jessica was an editor for Healthline Media, WW and PopSugar, as well as numerous health-related startups. When she isn't writing or editing, Jessica can be found at the gym, listening to a health or true crime podcast, or spending time outside. She also really enjoys bread (even though she's not supposed to eat it).

Jessica Lester

Lead Editor

Jessica is a writer, editor and media professional who has spent her career working with some of the most influential names in media. Prior to her time with Forbes Health, Jessica was the manager of creative communications at Hearst, where she specialized in high-level production and project management. As a freelance writer, Jessica has written across a range of topics, including entertainment, travel and career.

Robby Brumberg

Deputy Editor

Robby has spent his career in a variety of writing, editing and storytelling roles. He now resides near Birmingham, Alabama, with his wife and three kids. He enjoys woodworking, playing rec league soccer and supporting chaotic, downtrodden sports franchises like the Miami Dolphins and Tottenham Hotspur.

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