# Medscape

> Medscape is a WebMD business serving physicians and other healthcare professionals with free medical news, drug and disease references, clinical tools, continuing education and AI-assisted information retrieval. Its commercial side sells healthcare brands access to a specialised professional audience through advertising, sponsorship and education programmes.

- **Founded:** 1995
- **Headquarters:** New York, United States
- **Founders:** Peter Frishauf (Founder and founding CEO)
- **Products:** News & Perspective, Drugs & Diseases, Medscape Education, Medscape App, Medscape AI
- **Notable:** Launched May 22, 1995., Medscape, LLC is accredited with commendation by the ACCME, according to its education help page., Also holds nursing and pharmacy education accreditations described by its help centre.

## Products & services

- **News & Perspective** — Medical reporting, conference coverage, expert commentary and business-of-medicine coverage.
- **Drugs & Diseases** — Clinical reference articles, drug monographs, interaction checking and medical calculators.
- **Medscape Education** — Free CME/CE and other professional learning through specialty sites, cases, simulations and videos.
- **Medscape App** — Mobile access to reference tools, news, podcasts and CME/CE activities.
- **Medscape AI** — Generative AI reference experience combining Medscape content, peer-reviewed literature and medical news; global launch announced November 18, 2025.
- **Scribe** — AI-assisted clinical transcription and visit summaries; access varies by US professional role and mobile platform.
- **MedscapeLIVE!** — In-person and virtual medical conferences, including CME-accredited events.
- **Medscape Global commercial programmes** — Healthcare-professional engagement, advertising, sponsored communication and educational programmes for life sciences brands.

## Achievements

- Launched May 22, 1995.
- Medscape, LLC is accredited with commendation by the ACCME, according to its education help page.
- Also holds nursing and pharmacy education accreditations described by its help centre.
- Medscape websites and apps contributed approximately 60% of WebMD’s advertising and sponsorship revenue in 2016.
- Reports a digital ecosystem serving over 13 million healthcare professionals.

## Latest updates

- **2025-11** — Announced the global launch of Medscape AI and a Medscape 2050 future-of-medicine hub.
- **2026-06** — Scribe help documentation states US iOS access for registered MDs, nurses, PAs and students, with Android access for US MDs.
- **2026-09** — Medscape’s help centre continues to describe AI as an evidence-retrieval and decision-support tool, with clinical judgment remaining the clinician’s responsibility.

## Links

- Website: https://www.medscape.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/medscape/
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/Medscape
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@medscape
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/medscape/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/medscape

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Last updated: 2026-10-03