Research Guides: Getting the Most out of PubMed Medline: Introduction

Accessing PubMed Medline

You can access PubMed Medline from the link below or from the Library's A-Z Databases pages.

PubMed Medline
Provides free access to citations from MEDLINE and additional life science journals. PubMed includes links to many sites providing full text articles and other related resources. If the University of Hawaii at Manoa (UHM) Library has a subscription to the full-text site, logged in users will be able to view the full-text. To view the citations with UHM links, select "Abstract" from the "Format" drop-down menu.

Moving from Legacy PubMed to New PubMed

PubMed switched its default interface from the Legacy PubMed to the new version referred to as New PubMed in May 2020. This terminology will be used throughout the guide to differentiate between the two distinct search tools

This guide is being revised to illustrate how to perform common tasks in New PubMed using the desktop version. New PubMed is intended to be used with a variety different devices and features a mobile-friendly search interface.

New and Noteworthy

Recent enhancements and changes to PubMed and the MeSH (Medical Subject Headings) Database

FTP Improvements Available for TestingThis link opens in a new windowJun 6, 2025
Starting with the annual baseline release in December 2025, the content of PubMed data distributed via FTP will be generated using the same technology as the PubMed website and E-utilities API.
To help users prepare for this transition, a test FTP site is available now with daily update files generated by the new process.
Changes to Email FeatureThis link opens in a new windowMay 30, 2025
On or after July 28, PubMed will reintroduce the ability to customize subject lines and body text when emailing search results or citations. With this update, the email feature will also require My NCBI login, and PubMed emails will only be sent to the email address associated with the My NCBI account.
Latest Literature on PubMed homepage will be replaced with PubMed UpdatesThis link opens in a new windowMar 5, 2025
The Latest Literature section on the PubMed homepage will be removed and replaced with a PubMed Updates section on or after March 31, 2025. The new section will include PubMed development updates and other PubMed-related highlights.

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Acknowledgement

This guide includes content adapted from the University of Texas Libraries' PubMed guide. Mahalo!

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