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In New Doctor’s Office, Stethoscope Wears You 28 Comments by: Al Williams November 26, 2023 ...

Though doctors may disinfect their hands to prevent spreading illness, there may be another bacteria-ridden object they have on them that doesn't get the same cleaning treatment: their stethoscopes.

DETROIT (WWJ) - They're a symbol of healing, but a new study finds one of the tools doctors use can be a magnet for bacteria. The diaphragm of a stethoscope — the round piece placed against a ...

The claim: Your doctor’s stethoscope is more contaminated with germs and bacteria than the back of her hand, finds a new study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings. The research: Swiss researchers sampled ...

Call it a May-December romance: The oldest tool in a doctor’s kit (a stethoscope) meets the youngest (a smartphone). Together, they make hearts race. They can hear, see, analyze and record those ...

A Doctor's Visit Without the Cold Stethoscope By Alina Dizik Aug. 6, 2012 5:48 pm ET Share ...

CliniCloud’s Smart Stethoscope And Thermometer Let Doctors Check Your Vitals From The Cloud Sarah Buhr 9:01 AM PST · February 12, 2015 ...

Digitizing the heart and lung sounds that a stethoscope picks up allows doctors to view them as waveforms, giving them another tool to detect potential ailments. Digital stethoscopes have been on ...

Then came the Facebook group urging people to submit photos of themselves with their stethoscopes, to show support for the nursing profession, and “for all other members of the healthcare team ...