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The future of medical literature review... This could be the best application to stay up-to-date in medicine since, well, UpToDate.\" - User Review\n\n43⁄4 stars: \"The Flipboard for medical journals has arrived\" and among \"...the most innovative medical apps\"\n- iMedicalApps.com\n\nOn Apple's 'What's Hot' list in >60 countries, as well as Medical Essentials & Apps for Healthcare Professionals.  Featured in Apple iBook: \"iOS in Healthcare: Revolutionizing Healthcare Productivity\"\n \n\nFeatures:\n\n - Get full text PDFs with one tap\n\n - Keep up with the latest new research that will impact your practice\n\n - Browse through 1000s of outstanding topic reviews\n\n - Search millions of articles from PubMed and our database of outstanding topic reviews\n\n - Read your favorite journals or browse article collections.\n\n - Access full text through your university/institutional subscription or via open access publishers\n\n - Share articles with colleagues over email, Twitter and Facebook\n\n - Organize and review your personal collection of articles\n\nWhy did we build 'Read by QxMD'?\n\nHealth care professionals need to stay up to date on the latest medical research and topic reviews to provide optimal care. 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We hope that ‘Read by QxMD’ will be a part of the solution.\n\nSeamless 1-tap access available at thousands of institutions.\n\nSources:\nFrom MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.\nTitle and MeSH Headings from MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.\n\nFounded by medical professionals, QxMD is dedicated to creating high quality point-of-care tools for practicing health care professionals.","facts":{"developer_id":295076332,"developer_url":"http://www.qxmd.com","first_released":"2012-11-24T22:45:06Z","support_url":null,"privacy_url":null,"website_url":null,"app_version":"9.8.14","release_notes":"Various Bug Fixes","rating_current_version":4.81729,"rating_count_current_version":6037,"star_counts":null,"genres":["Medical"],"languages":["EN","FR","DE","IT","PT","ES"],"content_advisories":["Frequent/Intense Medical/Treatment Information"],"device_families":null,"chart":null},"freshness":{"apple_read_at":"2026-10-21T01:48:13.783Z","catalog_read_at":null,"reviews_checked_at":null,"summary_written_at":"2026-10-18T23:14:11.598Z","placed_at":"2026-10-17T05:08:13.394Z","scored_at":"2026-10-21T02:30:12.696Z"},"editorial":{"one_liner":"Medical app that gathers new research, topic reviews and PubMed search into a personalized digital journal.","what_is":"Read by QxMD is a free iPhone and iPad app for medical and scientific research. 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