QMed’s blog posts

QMed began blogging in 2012, and over time, our format evolved. We realised that much of what we shared for learners was also meaningful for donors and supporters, so for a while, our communication streams merged. In 2024, we reintroduced a dedicated blog and began posting once a month. By 2025, after some reflection, we found a better balance — creating more content without overwhelming inboxes. Today, we email only selected categories, while all posts remain accessible here — fully searchable and easy to revisit anytime.
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Why QMed’s teachings matter even more in the age of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

AI is everywhere now. Students use it. Faculty use it. Researchers use it. In othe words - AI in literature searching for health research is here to stay Increasingly, we hear something like: “I asked AI to find articles for my topic — it gave me everything I need.” That’s the moment when Team QMed quietly raises its eyebrows.You say, “But AI gave me a list of references!”Our eyebrows stay raised. You continue, “It even summarized them! This saved so much time.”Our eyebrows go a little higher.We say:Think again — could something have gone wrong in this process? Did you…
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Finding Related Research and Identifying a Research Gap: Try “Connected Papers”

Short Summary Many researchers search PubMed to find articles on a topic, but few know how to visually map related research and identify gaps. In this post, I explore a real example using my paper on searching PubMed in radiology — and demonstrate how a tool like Connected Papers can help researchers refine or choose a research topic by finding related research or identifying research gaps or both! Why This Topic Matters When we publish, we often wonder: Who else has written something similar? Has the topic evolved? Is there a gap I can explore further?Traditional searching gives us a…
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QMed Turns Eighteen: A Journey That Still Feels Like the Beginning

QMed Turns Eighteen: A Journey That Still Feels Like the Beginning

QMed turns eighteen on December 19, 2025.- The journey still feels like a beginning—though not a fresh one.- It feels like standing at the edge of a runway, ready and waiting to take off.- What we need now is - for the health sector to truly want to master literature searching. - To understand why it matters! Deeply!Together we can help Indian research "fly high - like a bird in the sky - like an eagle that rides on the breeze!" (ABBA) Where It All Began From 1999 onwards, I ran QMed as a Private Limited company offering a range…
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