(HealthDay News) — Stethoscope hygiene is rarely performed by trainee physicians, according to a research letter published online April 2 in the Journal of Hospital Medicine. Ian Harold Jenkins, MD, ...

A team of students at Johns Hopkins University has designed a stethoscope that delivers accurate heart and body sounds to medics who are trying to assess astronauts' health on long missions in noisy ...

A team of students at Johns Hopkins' Whiting School of Engineering has designed a stethoscope for NASA that delivers accurate heart and body sounds to medics trying to assess astronauts' health on ...

Sophomore nursing students at Seton Hill University were handed stethoscopes last week during a ceremony that welcomed them to the clinical stages of their education. Sixteen students wearing red and ...

Repetition appears to be key in improving medical students' woeful lack of stethoscope skills, a handicap that often continues into patient practice. Such skills are critical to identifying dangerous ...

Jan. 13—A stethoscope is more than a tool for medical personnel. According to the director of UPMC Jameson School of Nursing, it's a symbol of the art and science of the profession. Thanks to ...

The stethoscope is of the most fundamental tools for doctors and can be one of the most powerful in initial detection of cardiac or pulmonary illnesses. That’s why Dr. Paul Lecat wanted to give ...

The stethoscope may be an icon of the medical profession to most patients. But it’s more of a relic to many doctors. The device used to listen to the heart, lungs and other body parts — invented ...

Midwestern University's Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine recently announced that third-year student Rachna Karumuri is a recipient of the Golden Stethoscope Award from the Indian American ...