Editorial policy
What our summaries say, and what they don't.
BriefMD helps you decide which new papers to read. It doesn't replace reading them.
Every card comes from a real PubMed record
- Metadata straight from PubMed
- Titles, authors, journals, dates and PMIDs are copied from the PubMed record. We never write or edit them.
- Written from the abstract
- An AI model writes the Findings and Bottom line from the paper's abstract only. It doesn't see the full text, so neither does the summary.
- Gaps stay gaps
- When an abstract doesn't report results or effect sizes, the card says so and points you to the paper. We don't fill in what the authors left out.
- A link to the source, always
- Every card links to its PubMed page so you can check it in one click.
What a summary may say
A summary can describe the study design, who was studied, what was measured and which way the results went, in the authors' own numbers.
It shouldn't turn a paper into a diagnosis, a treatment recommendation or advice about a particular patient. When the evidence is early, observational or mixed, the wording should keep that uncertainty. The study-design label at the top of each card is there so you can weigh the evidence before you read the summary.
Who's responsible
The founder, Jonah Levine, sets these standards and is responsible for what BriefMD publishes. Summaries are generated automatically each morning, and a person does not review every one before it's sent.
Ranking is automatic too. No author, journal or company pays to be included or placed higher.
Corrections
If a summary misstates a paper, email the PubMed link and what's wrong. We'll check it against the source, fix the copy in the archived brief and reply to you.
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