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I'm a fourth year medical student and have been using UpToDate as a quick reference as well as an efficient portal for learning about a wide range of topics without having to manually assemble reviews papers or the like. While it isn't perfect, I can hardly imagine a more current, comprehensive, and easy to use general medical resource. Even in areas of content that are lacking, as indicated above, the well-cited articles provide an excellent starting point for any educational inquiry. I have one gripe that has been gnawing at me in recent weeks working ICU call. The app does not function with Android Dark/Night settings, and the app itself does not have a simple toggle to even invert the background and text colors. As a result, I'm greeted with a abrasively bright screen and white background when I'm trying to do some quick reading in the darkened wards and resident lounges of the hospital at night. For the overall quality, not to mention price, of this service, I would expect more flexibility in viewing options beyond a font scale slider. With any luck Wolters Kluwer will amend this oversight and add modest 'quality of life' features before long.
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Dan Beamish
It's a great resource but finding out the most recent update requires downloading offline content in the middle of a shift (or that it requires internet access after one month for permissions update while working in a remote area) is a big negative. Also it will sometimes try to connect to the internet and just hang while loading a page. Again not good during a crisis.
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Tiberiu Nicolae
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Excellent content! I had issues with search not working offline even with downloaded content, but technical support reached out and helped me resolve the issue.
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Wolters Kluwer Health | UpToDate
June 20, 2024
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