r/medicine↗
/r/medicine: a subreddit for medical professionals
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.
572k subscribers847 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. <1% by known bots)684 authors / mosince 2008
r/medicine has 572k members (+8.0% over the last 12 months). It gets about 847 posts a month from 684 people. Top topics: Residency Advice and Challenges, Patient Stories and Nursing Challenges.
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Topics and brands on r/medicine
Top topics
Share of the subreddit's posts
- Residency Advice and Challenges0.8%
- Patient Stories0.7%
- Nursing Challenges0.6%
- Medicine Students & Prospects0.5%
- Junior Doctor Pay Issues0.5%
Brands people mention
Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months
- JAMA Otolaryngology
- Substack
- CDC
- Nature
- ScienceDirect
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