r/medicine is a subreddit with 567k members. The most common kinds of discussions are pain & anger and advice requests, and the community frequently discusses medicine, worst, struggling, annoying, and hate, 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
Pain & Anger
: "Prior authorization isn’t utilization management anymore. It’s unpaid clinical labor."
8 posts
#2
Advice Requests
: "What do patients not understand about medicine that makes them distrust specific physicians?"
8 posts
#3
News
: "NP Care in ED: Worse Outcomes at Higher Cost"
7 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Reflex Hammer Recommendations"
2 posts
#5
Ideas
: "Maybe we should legally prevent third party providers billing patients' insurance?"
1 post
#6
Money Talk
: "Disability insurance with fluctuations in income"
1 post
#7
Opportunities
: "Biweekly Careers Thread: September 03, 2026"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/medicine
#1
Medicine
26 posts
#2
Worst
25 posts
#3
Struggling
19 posts
#4
Annoying
10 posts
#5
Hate
9 posts
#6
Patients
9 posts
#7
Tired
9 posts
#8
Healthcare
8 posts
#9
Medical
4 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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Yearly
+42k members(8.1%)
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Last updated: September 5, 2026