In recent years, it's become painfully clear to everyone working in medicine that frequent hand washing is crucial to stopping the spread of infection in hospital settings. Nowadays, every hospital ...

A new study suggests stethoscopes need to be cleaned more diligently. The stethoscope has long been an iconic symbol of health care used for listening to the heart, intestines, lungs and blood flow.

BOSTON (CBS) - One of the most universal tools that a doctor carries around is a stethoscope, used to listen to a patient's heart and lungs. Now researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have ...

The new 3M Littmann CORE Digital Stethoscope offers clinicians access to both analog and digital auscultation options and connects to Eko’s software and AI algorithms1 to help clinicians better ...

Stethoscopes used in an intensive care unit (ICU) are loaded with bacteria, including those that may be associated with hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), new data show. Moreover, standard cleaning ...

Stethoscopes never get cleaned between patients, new research suggests. In 128 observations between doctors and patients over one week, stethoscopes were never once disinfected, a study found. This is ...

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