Medical Specialty Briefs
Generate curated medical research briefs for any medical specialty in a Google News-style format.
When to Use This Skill
- User asks for "medical news" or "research updates" for a specific specialty
- User wants a "daily brief" for their medical field
- User mentions journal names (NEJM, JAMA, Lancet, etc.) with research queries
- User is a clinician seeking specialty-specific updates
Output Format
Each brief item should include:
- Headline - Clear, concise title
- One-Sentence Summary - Key takeaway for clinicians
- Source - Journal name + publication date
- Image - Include if available from source
- Link - Direct URL to original article
- Clinical Relevance Badge - One of:
- 🔴 High Impact (practice-changing)
- 🟡 Moderate (consider for practice)
- 🟢 Low (awareness only)
Search Strategy
Priority Journals (in order)
- New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
- The Lancet
- JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)
- Specialty-specific top journals
- BMJ (British Medical Journal)
- Nature / Nature Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)
- Endocrine Practice
- Thyroid
- Specialty-specific top journals
Search Parameters
- Time window: Last 7 days (configurable)
- Content: Clinical research, guidelines, AI/ML applications, drug approvals, device approvals
- Exclude: Case reports, preprints (unless high impact), non-peer reviewed
Workflow
- Identify Specialty - Ask if not specified
- Set Time Window - Default 7 days, ask if different needed
- Search - Query priority journals for specialty + date range
- Filter - Remove duplicates, prioritize clinical relevance
- Format - Generate Google News-style cards
- Deliver - Present to user with specialty header
Example Queries by Specialty
| Specialty | Example Search |
|---|---|
| Endocrinology | "Weight loss medication" "thyroid nodule ultrasound" |
| Cardiology | "heart failure SGLT2" "AFib catheter ablation" |
| Oncology | "immunotherapy checkpoint inhibitor" "liquid biopsy" |
| Neurology | "Alzheimer lecanemab" "stroke thrombectomy" |
Usage
User: "Give me today's cardiology brief" → Search cardiology journals from last 7 days → Return 3-5 formatted brief items User: "Weekly neurology update" → Search neurology journals from last 7 days → Return formatted brief
Notes
- If no new articles found, state: "No new high-impact articles found for [specialty] in the last [time window]."
- Track delivered articles to avoid repeats in subsequent briefs
- Prioritize articles with clinical utility metrics (sensitivity/specificity, AUC, hazard ratios)
