"As AI becomes essential to modern clinical practice, it not only needs to unlock unmatched value to our users, it must also meet the rigorous standards clinicians require: accurate, current, and evidence-based," said Bob Brisco, CEO of Medscape's parent company, Internet Brands. "Medscape AI delivers this and more. It cuts through the information overload plaguing healthcare professionals, synthesizing evidence instantly to drive better patient outcomes. It's clinical precision in your pocket – expert guidance that's tailored to meet your exact query, grounded in evidence, and powered by Medscape's human-validated compendium of medical expertise."
Trusted Medical Intelligence
Medscape AI marks a transformation from a single search tool to a robust platform of integrated AI-powered solutions for HCPs. This shift emphasizes integration, bringing together multiple AI capabilities designed to support clinicians in all aspects of their practice, beyond just search, making the evolution substantial and future-oriented with exciting developments to come.
Among the proven benefits of Medscape AI:
- Reliability: Clinically Vetted Sources, Transparent By Design
- Built on both Medscape's trusted proprietary content and evidence from 400+ of the most prestigious peer-reviewed journals across a wide range of specialties -- spanning oncology, cardiology, dermatology, internal medicine, and beyond -- with no unverified material from the open internet
- AI responses are traceable, transparent, and supported by citations
- Recency: Always Current and Continuously Updated
- Integrates verified real-time news, research updates, and guideline changes
- Daily and weekly editorial oversight ensures outputs reflect the latest evidence
- Relevance: Aligned to Practice and Patient Care
- Jointly built with practicing clinicians to bridge the gap between AI innovations and clinical reality
- Synthesized insights tuned to each specialty, workflow, and clinical context
- Guidance supports differential diagnosis, treatment decisions, and next-step care
- Integrated across the Medscape experience, including the industry-leading Medscape newsreader and point-of-care decision support tools
- Time-Saving Clinical Efficiency
- Digestible, actionable responses free up clinicians to focus more on patient care and less time searching and reviewing literature
"The things I am looking for when I'm interacting with tools like this are reliability and verifiability – having verifiable information increases my ability to trust what I am seeing," said F. Perry Willson, MD, MSCE, a nephrologist at Yale New Haven Hospital. "Everything that Medscape AI says is going to be tied back to something that you can click on and see the primary source. A model like this saves me time, which means I have more time to take care of my patients, and get home and spend time with my family."
Medscape AI is built for global healthcare, free to all 13+ million Medscape members, available in any language, in any country, and in any clinic. The platform will continue to evolve, with even deeper personalization and other new features launching regularly through 2026.
"I've been using Medscape for nearly three decades, since medical school. The global launch of Medscape AI puts clinicians at the forefront of innovation," said Dr. Kevin Fernando, FRCGP FRCP Edin. FAcadMEd MSc Diabetes. "Rapid access to trusted, human-validated expert content will improve clinical practice and elevate patient care for me and my colleagues across Europe and beyond."
To learn more or try Medscape AI, visit Medscape.com.
About Medscape
Medscape is the leading source of clinical news, health information, and point-of-care tools for health care professionals. Medscape offers specialists, primary care physicians, and other health professionals the most robust and integrated medical information and educational tools. Medscape Education (medscape.org) is the leading destination for continuous professional development, consisting of more than 30 specialty-focused destinations offering thousands of free C.M.E. and C.E. courses and other educational programs for physicians, nurses, and other health care professionals. Medscape is a subsidiary of WebMD Health Corp.
About Medscape 2050
In 2025, Medscape marked its 30th anniversary, a milestone that highlights three decades of commitment to providing healthcare professionals with the latest medical news, clinical information, and educational resources. To commemorate this milestone, Medscape launched Medscape 2050: The Future of Medicine, a dedicated hub on its platform that explores the future of medicine. This hub is continually updated with a range of insights, videos and resources focused on the advancements shaping the medical landscape.
About WebMD Health Corp.
WebMD Health Corp., an Internet Brands company, is at the heart of the digital health revolution that is transforming the healthcare experience for consumers, patients, healthcare professionals, employers, health plans and health systems. Through public and private online portals, mobile platforms, and health-focused publications, WebMD delivers leading-edge content and digital services that enable and improve decision-making, support and motivate health actions, streamline and simplify the healthcare journey, and improve patient care.
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