Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope—the very symbol of the medical profession—is facing an uncertain prognosis. It is threatened by hand-held devices that are also pressed against the ...

For all the advances in medical diagnostics made over the last two centuries of modern medicine, from the ability to peer deep inside the body with the help of superconducting magnets to harnessing ...

BOSTON (CBS) -- The stethoscope has been a "tried and true" tool for doctors and nurses for two centuries, but it may soon become obsolete. According to reporting by the Associated Press, new devices ...

There are now two reasons for patients to flinch at the touch of a stethoscope: because it's cold, of course; and because it's covered with germs. A new study from medical researchers reveals that 80 ...

A new study suggests your doctor's stethoscope may make you sick. The study was published in the medical journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. Researchers examined 40 stethoscopes in ...