r/Health

Can you post your project here?

Posts that directly sell or advertise goods or services are banned. Submissions must be relevant to human health and science-based. Articles must be less than 7 days old.

Before you post: Advertising goods or services is explicitly banned. Posts must be science-based and relevant to health, with articles no older than 7 days.

The rules, in their words

1. No anti-vaxxers: Posts and comments from anti-vaxxers will be removed. * No RFK Jr. supporters * Do not discourage people from taking a vaccine. * Do not promote health misinformation or promote dangerous alternate remedies. * Anti-vaccination websites are not based on science and have been debunked * Do not downplay or mock necessary public health measures to address covid. Do not downplay the effectiveness of those measures or mock people following those measures.
2. No COVID-19 deniers: r/health is a science-based community. COVID-19 is real and there is no debate about it. People have lost loved ones to this dangerous disease. COVID-19 does not care about your personal opinion or how you vote. You should care about others and prevent them from getting this disease by following the CDC's guidelines and by getting vaccinated. Do not downplay or mock necessary public health measures to address COVID-19. * No quarantined sub users
3. No Trolling: Any form of trolling, including concern-trolling, sea-lioning, flaming, or baiting other users will not be tolerated * No quarantined sub users **Automoderator will remove a post or comment if it:** * has been reported by multiple users * has been posted by a bot account, novelty account, throwaway account, or an alternate account created to circumvent a ban >*Note: Troll, bot, novelty, throwaway, and alternate accounts are subject to an immediate ban without a warning*
4. No Spamming: Please do not spam in the sub. This includes content that is submitted or crossposted into more than 5 subs at a time. These items will be marked as spam and no advanced warning will be given. Please do not use the sub to sell or advertise goods or services. **Automoderator will remove a post or comment and mark it as spam if it:** * contains any spam or comment spam * sells or advertises goods or services *Note: Spam accounts are subject to an immediate ban without a warning*
5. No Hate Speech or Bigotry: Hate speech directed towards groups of people based on race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, ethnicity, religion, nationality, social status, or disability is not allowed on the sub * Do not submit links from offensive websites * Do not submit links from racist websites * Do not submit links promoting hate speech * Do not submit links from websites promoting pseudoscience (example: eugenics) >*Note: Users that break this rule are subject to an immediate ban without a warning*
6. No Personal Attacks: Personal attacks are not allowed unless you're calling out a bigot or anti-vaxxer. You may not use the sub to harass other users or mods. This includes calling a user a paid shill, paid troll, or any other personal attack.
7. Quality control: In short, /r/Health is a somewhat more loosely run version of /r/Science. Posts and comments are subject to removal if they do not fit the sub's purpose. Other: * Posts with less than a 50% karma score are subject to removal * Do not submit pictures or videos * Do not make fun of addictions * No conspiracy theorists * Do not promote pseudoscience * No personal agendas * No personal blogs or vlogs * Access to abortion is a human right * Opinion articles are subject to removal
8. No politics: Do not submit articles solely about politics or activism. In short, /r/Health is a somewhat more loosely run version of /r/Science. Some political articles are allowed on a case-by-case basis at a mod's discretion that talk about a specific health issue. * Example: A governor signs a new law that funds more cancer research * Example: [ Texas Governor Greg Abbott tests positive for COVID-19](https://www.cbsnews.com/news/greg-abbott-covid-19-positive-texas-governor/)
9. No home remedies: * Do not use the sub to promote home remedies. * Do not promote health misinformation or promote dangerous alternate remedies. * Do not use the sub to promote vaccine alternative remedies. * Do not use the sub to promote pseudoscience. * Do not use the sub to promote supplements or homeopathy. * Do not use the sub to promote drugs considered illegal in the U.S. * Do not promote drug abuse.
10. No surveys: Surveys and polls are not allowed * Do not ask this subreddit to participate in research studies or academic surveys
11. No anti-maskers: * Do not discourage people from wearing masks. * Do not downplay public health measures such as wearing masks.
12. Out-of-date article (older than 7 days): All articles must be published within the past 7 days