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The best Medicine newsletters

9 newsletters, ranked by editorial quality and how recently they published. Looking for something more specific? Search instead.

PulmCCM

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pulmccm.org· weekly· Published today

PulmCCM covers pulmonary and critical care medicine, with critical appraisals of new trials and regulatory developments plus case-based board-style questions. Readers get clinician-oriented analysis of the evidence behind ICU practice.

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insidemedicine.substack.com· weekly· Published yesterday

An ER physician combines clinical stories with deep-dives into medical and public health data and policy. Issues cover HHS and CDC politics, budget analysis, sourced reporting on agency personnel, and case-based infectious disease writing.

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The Vajenda

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vajenda.substack.com· weekly· Published 4 days ago

A physician-written newsletter that examines women's health research, clinical guidelines and conference findings, with a focus on menopause and hormone therapy. It explains what the evidence does and does not show and how guidelines and products may affect patients.

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erictopol.substack.com· weekly· Published 10 days ago

Eric Topol unpacks new biomedical research, especially on aging, immunity and AI in medicine, and hosts interviews with authors and scientists. Readers get plain-language explanations of recent papers with data and figures, plus commentary on science policy.

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drrubin.substack.com· weekly· Published 2 days ago

A board-certified pediatric allergist and immunologist writes explanatory posts that unpack medical news stories, from athlete health scares to outbreak reports to emerging allergy research. Readers get clear context on what is known, what is not, and where misinformation arises.

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Dear Women

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heydearwomen.substack.com· daily· Published 14 days ago

A daily newsletter profiling overlooked women inventors, scientists, pioneers, and leaders whose contributions were credited to men or forgotten. Each issue tells the story of one woman's life and work in narrative form, drawing on historical detail.

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scientificdiscovery.dev· irregular· Published 2 months ago

A newsletter by Saloni Dattani on medical progress, scientific innovation and how to communicate data well. Readers get long-form, carefully sourced essays that put medical breakthroughs and science funding in historical context, plus practical guidance on data visualization.

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drvinayprasad.com· weekly· Published 2 days ago

A physician-commentator shares opinionated takes on medicine, health policy, AI and current events, including film reviews and news-driven analysis. Readers get a skeptical, evidence-focused perspective on topics like cancer screening, biotech claims and healthcare policy.

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unbekoming.com· daily· Published today

This newsletter publishes essays, interviews and book summaries that challenge mainstream medical and institutional narratives, covering vaccines, screening, psychiatry and alternative cancer therapies. It frames these topics through critiques of institutional closure, administrative control and suppressed treatments.

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