Your health question, woven into an animated explainer.
Send us the health question you keep wondering about. We dig into the research, check every number against its source, and turn the answer into a short, narrated video anyone can follow.
Free to ask. About five minutes. Anonymous unless you'd like a shout-out.
How it works
From a question in your head to a video on your screen
Every Health Loom episode starts with a real listener question. Here's what happens to yours.
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You askWrite your question and answer a few optional background questions. Our AI interviewer asks a few skippable follow-ups, and you pick a video length, from a quick answer to a podcast. Right now, every question becomes a video.
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We researchWe go to the primary studies and guidelines, grade the evidence honestly, and note where it's thin. Every number in the script traces to a source.
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We animateThe answer becomes a plain-language script, a narrated voice track, and a hand-drawn animation, with captions and chapters.
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You watchLeave an email and we'll tell you when your episode is live. We read the question on air without your name, unless you ask for a shout-out.
An example episode
“Are You Taking Your Blood Pressure Wrong?”
What are all the ways people take their blood pressure incorrectly, how much does each one push the reading up or down, and what should you do if taking it makes you anxious?
About ten minutes, in seven chapters:
- Intro
- The cuff
- How you sit
- What you did beforehand
- During the reading
- When the cuff makes you anxious
- Before you go
The sources run from a 1983 Lancet study of the doctor effect to a 2025 randomized trial on noisy rooms, and every one is listed in the episode description.
Open on YouTubeOur editorial standards
Evidence first, plain language always
Primary sources
We read the studies, not the headlines about them, and list every source in the video description.
Honest about certainty
A big trial and a small survey aren't equal. We say how strong the evidence is, and when it's mixed.
Plain spoken
No jargon without a translation. If a term matters, we explain it once, clearly, then use it.
Education, not advice
Our videos explain what the evidence says in general. Decisions about your own care belong with your clinician.
Optional: help future research
Your question is a data point, too
The questions people ask, and the lives behind them, say a lot about what's affecting health right now. Every question comes with a short, optional health background, which helps us tailor the answer to people like you.
If you agree, an anonymous copy of that background also goes into our research dataset. Over time it could become a primary source for epidemiology: what people are worried about, who's asking, and how that lines up with conditions and habits. Saying no doesn't affect your question.
- Opt-in only. You choose whether a research copy is made, and you can skip any question.
- Stored apart. The research copy is kept separately from your question, name and email.
- Coarse by design. Age ranges, not birthdays, and never where you live.
- Ethics review first. We'll only use it in a study after independent ethics review, and only share it in de-identified or aggregate form.
- Leave anytime. You get a withdrawal code; send it to us and we'll delete your answers.
Questions about questions
FAQ
Is this medical advice?
No. Health Loom explains what the evidence says for people in general. We can't diagnose you or recommend treatment, so please talk to a clinician about your own situation. If you might be having an emergency, call 911 or your local emergency number now.
Will you make a video about my question?
Yes. Right now we make a video for every listener question we receive. The more detail you give, the better it can answer your situation. If you leave an email, we'll tell you when we start on yours and send the link when it's live. If questions ever outpace what we can make, we'll say so here.
Can I stay anonymous?
Yes, that's the default. We paraphrase questions on air and take out anything that could identify you. If you'd like a shout-out, you can tell us how to credit you.
Why does an AI ask me follow-up questions?
A question like "Is salt bad for me?" could lead to five different videos. A few quick follow-ups, plus a short last round for anything still unclear, tell us which one you need. The interviewer is an AI model (Claude, made by Anthropic). It doesn't answer your question or give advice; it only asks for context, and you can skip any follow-up.
Why do you ask about my health history?
So the follow-ups and the video fit your situation: a question about salt means something different for someone with kidney disease. Every item is optional. On air we may mention details you share, like your age, conditions or medicines, but never where you live, and you're named only if you choose to be credited. Separately, you can choose to add an anonymous copy to our research dataset. See our privacy and research notice for the details.
How are the videos made?
With people and AI tools working together. AI helps with the follow-up interview, research and drafting, and the narration is an AI voice. Every claim is checked against the primary sources, which are listed in each video's description.
Does it cost anything?
No. Asking is free, and so are the videos.