PubMed New and Noteworthy

Filters Interface Improvements

Tue, 22 Oct 2024 16:00:00 EST

The PubMed filters interface on the search results page has been updated to provide a more intuitive, user-friendly experience.

Wildcard Search Improvements

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 16:00:00 EST

PubMed search syntax now supports expanded use of the asterisk (*) wildcard character. Previously, a wildcard could only be used for truncation at the end of a term or phrase to search for alternate endings. With this update, wildcards can be used in the middle of a term or phrase, and multiple wildcards can be used in the same term or phrase.

Usability improvement: Links now underlined on mouseover

Mon, 12 Feb 2024 14:00:00 EST

Links on PubMed are now underlined on mouseover. This update is based on recommendations from the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS).

PubMed 2024 Baseline Released and DTD updated

Wed, 20 Dec 2023 13:00:00 EST

The National Library of Medicine (NLM) has released the 2024 production year PubMed Baseline files and the first set of 2024 PubMed Update files have been posted. Regular daily updates have resumed.

The updated 2024 PubMed DTD is available here.

GR Field Renamed From "Grant Number" to "Grants and Funding"

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 11:00:00 EST

The GR field in PubMed has been renamed from "Grant Number" to "Grants and Funding" and a new section about grants and funding has been added to the PubMed User Guide. These updates to the field name and supporting documentation are being made to increase the overall transparency of funding information in PubMed. These updates do not affect searching in the GR field, and do not make any changes to the data contained in the GR field.

Proximity Searching Now Available for Affiliation Search Field

Wed, 16 Aug 2023 12:00:00 EST

Proximity searching is now available in PubMed for the Affiliation field in addition to the Title and Title/Abstract fields. Proximity searching in PubMed was introduced in November 2022; for more information and FAQs, see: PubMed Update: Proximity Search Now Available in PubMed.

"Sort by" Moved Out of Display Options for Quick Access

Thu, 27 Jul 2023 10:00:00 EST

The "Sort by" drop-down menu used to change the sort order of PubMed search results has been moved out of the "Display options" button and now appears as a standalone feature at the top of the search results page, making it easier and faster to change the sort order of your search results.

Lengthy author lists truncated in search results

Wed, 29 Mar 2023 11:00:00 EST

PubMed has been updated to streamline the display of lengthy author lists in search results. When viewing search results in the Summary display format, author lists are now truncated after 1,200 characters followed by an ellipsis (…) and a link to "See abstract for full author list". In practice, this change applies to citations with approximately 100 or more authors, or around .01% of citations in the PubMed database.

Journal Filter Category Renamed

Thu, 05 Jan 2023 09:00:00 EST

The JOURNAL filter category has been renamed to OTHER. This filter category contains the MEDLINE filter and a new “Exclude preprints” filter. You can add these filters to your filter sidebar using the “Additional filters” button.

MESH Update

Thu, 08 Dec 2022 16:00:00 EST

PubMed MEDLINE indexed citations and the MeSH database have been updated with 2023 MeSH vocabulary.

Proximity Searching

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 18:00:00 EST

Proximity searching is now available in PubMed. You can use proximity searching to search for multiple terms appearing in any order within a specified distance of one another in the [Title] or [Title/Abstract] fields.