PubMed New and Noteworthy

PubMed New and Noteworthy
Enhancements to the PubMed, Journals, and MeSH databases
Brief announcements highlighting recent enhancements and changes to the PubMed and MeSH databases.

  • Pharmacological Action Term Mapping December 2, 2024
    ​Searches in All Fields [all] for terms matching a Pharmacological Action now follow PubMed syntax rules for Automatic Term Mapping (ATM).​
  • Filters Interface Improvements October 22, 2024
    ​The PubMed filters interface on the search results page has been updated to provide a more intuitive, user-friendly experience. ​
  • Related Citation Links in Search Results June 17, 2024
    The four PubMed comment correction types​​ labeled in search results now also include a link to the related citation in the summary display: Update in, Retraction in, Retracted and republished in, Corrected and republished in.​​
  • Wildcard Search Improvements June 3, 2024
    ​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 February 12, 2024
    Links on PubMed are now underlined on mouseover. This update is based on recommendations from the U.S. Web Design System (USWDS)​.