r/medicine is a subreddit with 565k members. The most common kinds of discussions are news and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses medicine, worst, looking for, struggling, and medical, 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
News
: "AAP Statement in Response to Executive Order on Vaccines"
5 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "LabCorp keeps sending my patients' results to a practice I used to work at but I am no longer with. This happened twice. I believe this is a HIPAA violation. Who do I contact about this?"
3 posts
#3
Pain & Anger
: "The Kafkaesque nightmare of modern medicine: a rant"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/medicine
#1
Medicine
26 posts
#2
Worst
25 posts
#3
Looking For
20 posts
#4
Struggling
19 posts
#5
Medical
18 posts
#6
Annoying
10 posts
#7
Hate
9 posts
#8
Patients
9 posts
#9
Tired
9 posts
#10
Healthcare
8 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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Yearly
+42k members(8.1%)
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Last updated: August 13, 2026