medical-specialty-briefs

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)