Standardized cleaning method decreases contamination better than practitioner-preferred methods. Stethoscopes are a symbol of healthcare. But a new study in the journal Infection Control & Hospital ...

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – A new study from a University of Pennsylvania professor reveals that stethoscopes are loaded with bacteria, including ones that can cause health care-associated infections. The ...

LAWRENCE - There is encouraging news about the role of artificial intelligence in health care. Normally, blood flows from one heart chamber to another, passing through little doors called valves that ...

A new device that attaches to a standard stethoscope is able to send a patients’ heartbeat information directly to a providers’ smartphone or other mobile device for review and analysis. The adapter, ...

PENNSYLVANIA -- A stethoscope is an invaluable tool that every medical student must learn to use, but a new study says it could end up making you sick. The study was published in the Infection Control ...

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Call it a winter-spring romance: The oldest tool in a doctor’s kit — a stethoscope — meets the youngest — a smartphone. Together, they make (and hear, see, analyze and record) heartbeats race. The ...

For the study, researchers analyzed the DNA of bacterial populations found on 40 stethoscopes in one hospital’s intensive care unit, including 20 reusable scopes used by practitioners and 20 ...