r/medicine is a subreddit with 568k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and news, and the community frequently discusses medicine, worst, struggling, medical, and annoying, and they frequently recommend/review ai scribe, stethoscope, and nonfiction recommendations.
r/medicine is a virtual lounge for physicians and other medical professionals from around the world to talk about the latest advances, controversies, ask questions of each other, have a laugh, or share a difficult moment. This is a highly moderated subreddit. Please read the rules carefully before posting or commenting. User flair is now required to post here.
Popular Themes in r/medicine
#1
Advice Requests
: "How many times do you do a prescription extension before you refuse to refill when you haven’t seen the patient in >12 months?"
6 posts
#2
News
: "Ectopic Pregnancy Deaths Have Nearly Doubled. It’s Worse in States With Abortion Bans."
5 posts
#3
Solution Requests
: "Healthcare organizations can now connect EHR and additional industry data to ChatGPT"
1 post
#4
Ideas
: "Low AST and ALT Levels Are Associated with Higher Likelihood of Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in Adults Under 45"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/medicine
#1
Medicine
26 posts
#2
Worst
25 posts
#3
Struggling
19 posts
#4
Medical
: "U.S. Health Officials Move Quickly to Deploy Medical A.I. Despite Concerns [NY Times]"
10 posts
#5
Annoying
10 posts
#6
Hate
9 posts
#7
Patients
9 posts
#8
Tired
9 posts
#9
Healthcare
8 posts
#10
Covid
4 posts
Products Discussed in r/medicine
Ai Scribe
27 reviews
#1
Freed AI
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Scrubs Co-Pilot
4.0★ from 3 reviews
#3
NoteMD
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Stethoscope
18 reviews
#1
Eko
4.4★ from 8 reviews
#2
Littmann
3.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Eko 500
5.0★ from 1 review
Nonfiction Recommendations
18 reviews
#1
Randy Shilts
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#2
Jacques Pépin
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Michael Saag
4.0★ from 2 reviews
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+42k members(8.0%)
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Last updated: September 18, 2026