Suwa News is a health-news service created to report important new developments in medicine and health science for the general public — clearly, and without sacrificing scientific accuracy.
Our goal is not to re-teach health facts that are already well known, but to help readers understand what is genuinely new in medicine, why it matters, and how strong the scientific evidence behind it actually is.
Suwa News gives priority to significant new developments in medicine and health science.
These include, in particular:
It is not our goal to publish every new piece of research as a story. Stories are selected based on their novelty, scientific significance, strength of evidence, and relevance to the public.
Suwa News is not a general health-news aggregator.
The following are therefore generally outside our primary news scope:
However, if an administrative or policy decision directly affects patient care, public health, or a significant health risk, it may be considered newsworthy.
Wherever possible, Suwa News gives priority to using original and trustworthy scientific sources.
These may include:
Trustworthy secondary news sources may be used where necessary for background context or to corroborate information.
Our policy is to link to the original research or official source wherever possible.
Not all medical research provides the same strength of evidence.
For example, a piece of research may be:
Our aim is to explain these distinctions in a way readers can understand.
We do not state that a treatment that succeeded in animals will also succeed in humans.
We do not present early-stage research as though it has already become standard treatment.
Observational research can show a connection between two things, but that does not necessarily prove that one causes the other.
When reporting such research, we try to make clear the difference between an association and a causal relationship (causation).
Our policy is not to present conclusions in headlines or articles that are stronger than the underlying scientific evidence.
Suwa News is not written only for doctors.
Our primary readers are ordinary members of the public without medical training.
So when medical or scientific terms are necessary, we try to explain their meaning in plain language.
Our aim is to minimise unnecessary technical language while preserving scientific accuracy.
The purpose of a headline is to accurately inform the reader of the story's key point.
It is not our policy to exaggerate scientific evidence in order to attract readers.
In particular, phrases such as:
should not be used without sufficient scientific evidence.
We try to avoid headlines that completely hide the limitations of a study.
New infections, disease outbreaks, and credible future public-health risks are an important part of Suwa News's scope.
When reporting such news, we try to clearly distinguish, as far as possible:
It is not our aim to cause unnecessary fear.
Our policy is to use, as far as possible, an image directly related to each new Suwa News story that is genuine and not misleading.
Images we may use include:
A story about a real medical device should not show a different, fictional device as though it were the real one.
An old photograph from one disease outbreak should not be presented as a photograph from a different, current event.
When an editorial illustration is used, our policy is not to present it in a way that misleads the reader into thinking it is a photograph of a real event.
Medical science is constantly evolving.
If important new information becomes available after an article is published, it may be updated.
A significant update may be marked in a way that is visible to the reader.
It is not our policy to change the original publication date to make an old story appear new.
Accuracy is a core policy of Suwa News.
If an important fact in a published article is later confirmed to be incorrect, it will be corrected.
When a correction is made that affects meaning, a note may be added to the article so readers can see it.
A separate correction notice may not be needed for minor edits — spelling, grammar, or changes that do not affect meaning.
AI (artificial intelligence) tools may be used for parts of our process, such as research assistance, organising information, preparing drafts, language-translation support, or technical publishing tasks.
Information provided by AI is not automatically treated as accurate.
It is Suwa News's policy to use trustworthy sources and evidence for the medical and scientific facts we publish.
Suwa News is a health-news publication associated with Sineth Hospitals.
It is our policy to make this relationship clearly known to readers.
Because of this relationship, news content must not be used to alter or exaggerate the results of medical research, or to promote a commercial service.
The primary purpose of Suwa News is to provide the public with accurate, understandable information about new developments in medicine and health science.
Articles published on Suwa News are for general information only.
Do not treat a story about a piece of research, a new drug, or a new treatment as personal medical advice.
Do not, after reading a Suwa News article:
without medical advice.
Personal medical decisions should be made with a qualified healthcare professional.
Every Suwa News story should, as far as possible, answer three questions:
What has happened that is new?
Why does it matter?
How strong is the scientific evidence behind it?
Our aim is not to simplify medicine at the cost of losing its important scientific detail, but to preserve scientific accuracy while making it easier for the general public to understand.
