Following the Israeli invasion of Gaza three years ago, emergency room doctor Tarek Loubani frequently found himself holding his ear to the chest of victims, for lack of a $200 dollar stethoscope.

Doctor in Gaza Prints $5 Stethoscope. By Katharine Schwab. September 11, 2015. Share. Save. Editor’s Note: This article previously appeared in a different format as part of The Atlantic’s ...

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 image of a doctor with a stethoscope hanging around the neck may seem iconic, but in fact, this image may not last much longer, as hand-held ultrasound devices are predicted to replace 200 ...

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.

Dr. Eric Topol, a world-renowned cardiologist, considers the stethoscope obsolete, nothing more than a pair of "rubber tubes." It "was OK for 200 years," Topol said. But "we need to go beyond that.

Doctors’ Stethoscopes Can Transmit Bacteria As Easily As Unwashed Hands New research shows that the instruments could be a vector for bacterial infections—a concern, as they’re infrequently ...

Dr. Eric Topol, a world-renowned cardiologist, considers the stethoscope obsolete, nothing more than a pair of “rubber tubes.” It “was OK for 200 years,” Topol said. But “we need to go ...

Democratised data could also help improve doctor/patient relations, and improve pre-emptive diagnoses. "Each of us, as individuals, will produce in our lifetimes 300 million books worth of data ...