r/medicine is a subreddit with 561k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, 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
Advice Requests
: "Completely stymied by this case"
13 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Prior authorization; or How I Became Radicalized."
3 posts
#3
News
: "Doctors in the Netherlands on COVID: “‘Code Black’ Did in Fact Happen, Hundreds Died Due to Bed Shortages”"
2 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "Any recs for reliable teleradiology group that read for California?"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/medicine
#1
Medicine
: "Do yall ever just think how underpaid Medicine is compared to some other careers?"
37 posts
#2
Worst
25 posts
#3
Looking For
20 posts
#4
Struggling
19 posts
#5
Medical
18 posts
#6
Patients
: "Optimist or realist? Assessing patient prognosis"
11 posts
#7
Annoying
10 posts
#8
Hate
9 posts
#9
Healthcare
9 posts
#10
Tired
9 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
+41k members(8.0%)
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Last updated: June 30, 2026