A Closer Look at Dirty Stethoscopes Across 28 studies, the average rate of stethoscope contamination with bacteria was 85% and ranged from 47 to 100%.

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 ...

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.

As Google launched a doodle on February 17 to mark the birthday of the stethoscope’s inventor, French physician René Laennec, City Express takes a look at how the instrument continues to serve ...

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 ...