OVID MEDLINE

Ovid Medline just announced their new AI Article Summary feature. The new beta feature includes built in generative AI, a tool that provides clear, plain-language summaries that capture the who, what, when, where, and why of each study. It is meant to highlight key findings, methodology, and clinical relevance in seconds. Developed in collaboration with clinical experts, it’s tailored to support real-world research and practice needs. Please note: this feature is currently only available on HTML full-text articles from proprietary Lippincott journals on Ovid. Learn more here

EBSCO Interface – setting up alerts guide

The EBSCO interface is changing. There is a new way to set up alerts for your saved searches. The Gerstein Science Information Centre has created a step-by-step guide on how to save your alerts to obtain any new articles that match your search string delivered to your email. Learn more here.

PubMed – New MeSH Terms for 2025 now implemented

Each year, the National Library of Medicine updates the thesaurus for the database Medline, called Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). There are a few that could be interesting for your literature reviews:

Artificial Intelligence

Chatbot

Dental Enamel Hypoplasia

Machine Learning Algorithms

Medical Debt

Onco-anesthesia

Social Identification

See the full list here.

Database news - January 2026