r/medicine

Posting rules, in plain words

Self-promotion is banned. Promotion goes in Biweekly Careers Thread (biweekly). Post flair is required. Minimum 10 karma. Account must be 7 days old.

• No promotions, advertisements, surveys, or petitions: Surveys (formal or informal) and polls are not allowed on this subreddit. You may not use the subreddit to recruit for research or to promote your website, channel, subreddit, or product. No petitions or market research. Advertising, fundraising, or spam may result in a permanent ban. Prior permission is required before posting educational material you were involved in making.
• All submissions require user flair. All posts require commentary and context.: You must set appropriate user flair to post or comment for context and to demonstrate a minimum effort to follow subreddit rules. All posts require a sufficient text description in the body of the post for context to explain why the link is of interest to the community and to start the conversation. Posts/comments without user flair will be immediately filtered, and posts without commentary included will be removed upon discovery.
• No personal stories or situations. No requests for medical advice or information.: This is not a question-and-answer forum such as /r/askreddit. You may not solicit medical advice or share personal health anecdotes about yourself, family, acquaintances, or celebrities, seek comments on care provided by other clinicians, discuss billing disputes, or otherwise seek a professional opinion from members of the subreddit. General queries about medical conditions, prognosis, drugs, or other medical topics from the lay public are not allowed.
• Link to high-quality, original research whenever possible.: Posts which rely on or reference scientific data (e.g. an announcement about a medical breakthrough) should link to the original research in peer-reviewed medical journals or respectable news sources as judged by the moderators. Avoid login or paywall requirements when possible. Please submit direct links to PDFs as text/self posts with the link in the text. Sensationalized titles, misrepresentation of results, or promotion of blatantly bad science may lead to removal.

Quoted from the community’s own published rules. Always re-read them before posting.

What a good comment looks like here

• — Expresses empathy and support for the original poster's difficult experience.
• — Shares personal anecdotes or similar professional experiences to relate to the post's theme.
• — Offers insights into systemic issues or cultural perspectives related to the topic.
• — Provides direct, concise, and often emotionally charged reactions to shared frustrations.
• — Engages in debate or discussion with other commenters, often challenging or expanding on points.
• — Uses humor or dark humor to cope with difficult realities in medicine.