medical-specialty-briefs

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medical-specialty-briefs

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Generate daily or on-demand medical research briefs for any medical specialty. Searches latest research from top-tier journals, delivers concise summaries with 1-sentence takeaways, images when available, and direct links. Use when user asks for medical news, research updates, journal briefs, or specialty-specific medical updates for specialties like endocrinology, cardiology, oncology, neurology, etc.

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:

1. Headline - Clear, concise title
2. One-Sentence Summary - Key takeaway for clinicians
3. Source - Journal name + publication date
4. Image - Include if available from source
5. Link - Direct URL to original article
6. Clinical Relevance Badge - One of:
   • 🔴 High Impact (practice-changing)
   • 🟡 Moderate (consider for practice)
   • 🟢 Low (awareness only)

Search Strategy

Priority Journals (in order)

1. New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM)
2. The Lancet
3. JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association)
4. Specialty-specific top journals
5. BMJ (British Medical Journal)
6. Nature / Nature Medicine
7. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism (JCEM)
8. Endocrine Practice
9. Thyroid
10. 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

1. Identify Specialty - Ask if not specified
2. Set Time Window - Default 7 days, ask if different needed
3. Search - Query priority journals for specialty + date range
4. Filter - Remove duplicates, prioritize clinical relevance
5. Format - Generate Google News-style cards
6. 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)