UpToDate.com provides current clinical information for healthcare professionals through topic reviews with extensive citations to medical literature. UpToDate also provides patient education that links to these professional level reviews.
Wolters Kluwer, a company that publishes professional information, publishes the website. The website describes in detail the editorial process for its content, including its policies on conflicts of interest. Each article lists the medical professionals who wrote and edited the article.
Information consists mainly of articles offering practical recommendations to medical professionals for diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of conditions. For consumers, free Beyond the Basics Patient Education articles are organized by condition (such as cancer and diabetes) and by demographic group (seniors, children, general adult), with each patient education article linking to web resources including UpToDate professional level articles.
Tips for use:
– On the Patient Education home page, toggle between Collapse (to see a list of Beyond the Basics categories) and Expand (to see articles within each category).
– Search within UpToDate articles, with an option to include synonyms, by clicking the magnifying glass icon on the upper right.
– Professional information requires a subscription for seven days or longer.
Reviewed October 2025