r/medicine is a subreddit with 557k members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and pain & anger, and the community frequently discusses medicine, medical, worst, looking for, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review travel destinations, ai scribe, and stethoscope.
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 do you combat decision fatigue?"
9 posts
#2
Pain & Anger
: "Physician here wondering why chain pharmacies make patients all touch the very gross payment pad screen every other sick patient has touched throughout the day"
6 posts
#3
News
: "[News Article] Faith Health questioned: Nonprofit hospital paid a doctor nearly $5 million. Is it a symptom of a flawed system?"
3 posts
#4
Solution Requests
: "cheapest portable ultrasounds"
2 posts
#5
Opportunities
: "Improving follow-up attendance for Medicaid / lower-income patients in outpatient care"
1 post
Popular Topics in r/medicine
#1
Medicine
: "What was the moment you decided to practice Medicine elsewhere?"
44 posts
#2
Medical
: "Alabama Board of Medical Examiners warns that "under no circumstances is it permissible for a physician to compound, administer, or dispense a non-FDA approved or research grade peptide to a patient.""
35 posts
#3
Worst
25 posts
#4
Looking For
20 posts
#5
Struggling
20 posts
#6
Healthcare
: "How good is Chinese Healthcare?"
17 posts
#7
Patients
: "Physician here wondering why chain pharmacies make Patients all touch the very gross payment pad screen every other sick patient has touched throughout the day"
17 posts
#8
Annoying
10 posts
#9
Hate
9 posts
#10
Tired
9 posts
Products Discussed in r/medicine
Travel Destinations
30 reviews
#1
Mutter Museum
4.0★ from 2 reviews
#2
Angoville-au-Plain Church
5.0★ from 2 reviews
#3
Chelsea Physick Garden
5.0★ from 2 reviews
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
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+40k members(7.8%)
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Last updated: June 10, 2026