HTTPS surface reachable (robots ✓, sitemap ✗, title ✓)
Why it matters: Public files — robots.txt, sitemap.xml, head meta — are what attackers see first during reconnaissance. Misadvertised paths, stale sitemaps, and verbose generators leak more than intended (ISO 27001 A.8.9).
robots.txt
present
# Robots.txt file WebMD
# Updated 3/4/2026 (CONSFE-362)
User-agent: *
Disallow: */search/search_results/
Disallow: /500
Disallow: /aim/
Disallow: /api/
Disallow: /bipolar-disorder/video/bipolar-fatherhood
Disallow: /bipolar-disorder/video/bipolar-toolbox
Disallow: /breast-cancer/bc-treatment-21/provider-select
Disallow: /click*
Disallow: /dna
Disallow: /drugs/2/search*
Disallow: /drugs/ReportAbuse.aspx*
Disallow: /kapi/
Disallow: /mm/
Disallow: /my-library
Disallow: /news/header.php
Disallow: /pill-identification/search-results*
Disallow: /search/2/api/
Disallow: /Share.aspx*
Disallow: /sponsored/
Disallow: /static/
Disallow: /story/
Disallow: /webmd_static_vue/
User-agent: AdsBot-Google
Disallow: /mm/
User-agent: CCBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: ChatGPT-User
Disallow: /
User-agent: ClaudeBot
Disallow: /
User-agent: Doximity
Disallow: /
User-agent: GPTBot
Disallow: /
head
- title
- WebMD - Better information. Better health.
- description
- The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert commentary, and medical review.
social
- og:title
- WebMD - Better information. Better health.
- og:description
- The leading source for trustworthy and timely health and medical news and information. Providing credible health information, supportive community, and educational services by blending award-winning expertise in content, community services, expert commentary, and medical review.
- og:image
- https://img.lb.wbmdstatic.com/vim/live/webmd/consumer_assets/site_images/logos/webmd/web/webmd-logo-fb.jpg
- og:image:alt
- og:url
- https://www.webmd.com/
- og:site_name
- WebMD
- og:type
- page
- og:locale
- en_US