HealthGuard

HealthGuard's ratings help users know which health news and medical information websites to trust.

HealthGuard: Trustworthy Health News and Information

HealthGuard is a Chrome extension that acts as your guide to trustworthy health news and information. It is a tool provided by NewsGuard that rates hundreds of health and medical information websites based on nine journalistic criteria. However, HealthGuard is not a substitute for a doctor's advice or expertise, and should only be used as a guide during your online health-related searches. Commercial use of HealthGuard is strictly prohibited by the NewsGuard Terms of Service.

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Extension stats

By: https://newsguardtech.com

Users: 1,000+

Rating: 4.76

(17)

Version: 5.6.5 (Last updated: 2024-07-31)

Creation date: 2020-08-29

Permissions:

tabs
storage

Host permissions:

https://*/*
http://*/*

Size: 1.64M

Email: se*****@newsguardtech.com

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 23,303 ▼ 43

Other rankings

#307 in News & Weather ▲ 13 #126 in health keyword 5 ▲ 2

Other platforms

Not available on Android

HealthGuard (v4.3.0)

66 4.20

(10)

HealthGuard (v4.3.0)

554 5.00

(6)

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.

Pros

High quality help in identifying misinformation about COVID-19 and vaccines.
Incredibly useful for finding misinformation with easy navigation and transparent metrics.
A very helpful tool to flag unreliable health sites pushing phony claims.
Useful for identifying trustworthy sources of COVID news.

Cons

It asks for an access code to function, which some users find unclear how to obtain.

Most mentioned

Helps identify misinformation about health issues, especially COVID-related information.

User reviews

It asks me for an access code, and I don't know how to get it, without that code it won't work.

Adolfo Grosso, 2021-11-19

High quality help in identifying misinformation about covid-19 and vaccines.

Mateja Keber, 2021-04-21

Incredibly useful for finding misinformation! It's really easy to navigate, and metrics used are transparently displayed!

Daniela Czem, 2021-03-01

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Extension safety

Risk impact

HealthGuard requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details

Critical Grants access to browser tabs, which can be used to track user browsing habits and history, presenting a privacy concern.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of HealthGuard. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details

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