The image of a doctor with a stethoscope hanging around the neck may seem iconic, but in fact, this image may not last much longer, as hand-held ultrasound devices are predicted to replace 200 ...

CHICAGO (AP) — Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope ... telling the doctor whether the heart sounds are normal or if murmurs are present. Dennis Callinan, a retired Chicago ...

Dirty stethoscopes may be helping to spread dangerous bugs around GP surgeries and hospital wards, a study suggests. One of the instruments was found to be more contaminated with bacteria than the ...

ROCHESTER, MN (CBS) – You expect your doctor to have clean hands before treating you, but what about that stethoscope? It seems obvious now that it's mentioned, but you've probably never ...