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 ...

The stethoscope is one of the most important and perhaps the most recognizable of all tools used by health care professionals. But new research finds they are often crawling with bacteria, including ...

Roxette and D.H.T. sang, "listen to your heart." But if a stethoscope is used to do so, what bacteria may be calling for you? Determining the types of bacteria found on stethoscopes was the goal of a ...

Only a quarter of surveyed pediatric healthcare providers reported disinfecting stethoscopes after every use, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers ...

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 12, 2018 -- For doctors and nurses in hospitals, hand-washing between patients is a must. But what about their stethoscopes? A new hospital study finds that stethoscopes are laden with ...

Regardless of the technological advances made in the field of medicine, the stethoscope has, for the most part, remained unchanged. Silicon Valley start-up Eko Devices, however, looks to change that ...

Stethoscopes carried by health care practitioners are loaded with diverse bacteria, including some that can cause healthcare-associated infections, according to a study. The research also reviewed the ...