The Journal Medical Council (Meditsinskiy sovet) was established in 2007 as a multidisciplinary publication for outpatient practitioners. Its competitive advantage consisted in its unprecedented circulation, with more than 20,000 copies of each issue distributed to readers throughout the Russian Federation. The wide circulation based on a database of healthcare centres ensured that physicians in all regions of Russia, from Kaliningrad to Vladivostok, were provided with the high-quality information published in its editions.

In 2012, the number of Medical Council (Meditsinskiy sovet) issues per year was 12. Starting from 2012, along with the multidisciplinary issues, the Journal started to publish specialised editions of associated with landmark medical events, as well as publications devoted to specialised areas such as cardiology, gastroenterology, neurology, gynecology, etc. In 2013, the Journal's cover was updated to feature a design by the Belarusian graphic artist Vladimir Tsesler.

Since 2016, 23 issues of the journal are published annually; at the same time, its circulation continues to increase, reaching up to 40,000 copies at the present time – as certified by the Audit Bureau of Circulation (ABC).