Health insurers must provide speedier responses to prior authorization requests for certain medical treatments and services, ...

Experts debate whether radical life extension would enhance well-being or erode the value of a limited human lifespan.

The implications of an effective, affordable noise-canceling stethoscope can’t be overstated. Worldwide, very few medical interventions occur in a quiet setting.

It might look like a simple piece of equipment, but the stethoscope is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools out there and a vital addition to any medical kit. Whether you’re a doctor ...

It might look like a simple piece of equipment, but the stethoscope is one of the most widely used diagnostic tools out there and a vital addition to any medical kit.Whether you’re a doctor ...

The stethoscope is having a crossroads moment. Perhaps more than at any time in its two-century history, this ubiquitous tool of the medical profession is at the center of debate over how medicine ...

Over the past decade, medical research has consistently demonstrated that the most relied upon medical device, the stethoscope, has the same contamination, and transmission as unwashed hands, ...

With germs from many patients coming into contact with stethoscopes each day, a new study published in the Mayo Clinic Proceedings Thursday, suggests the stethoscope should be subject to the same ...

Stethoscopes' diaphragms had more contamination than any other part of the physician's ... A study on emergency medical providers showed that just 13 percent washed their hands before touching the ...

The day a medical student gets their first stethoscope is the day they first feel like a doctor. 200 years since its invention in a French chest clinic, ...

All 40 of the stethoscopes in use in the ICU were significantly contaminated with a rich and diverse community of bacteria, the researchers said. However, it is unknown if the stethoscopes ever ...

The Glia Project is democratizing medical devices, starting by offering 3D-printed tourniquets and stethoscopes in war-torn areas like Gaza.