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 ...

Sixty future physicians were presented with stethoscopes on Thursday in a celebratory ceremony at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Spokane. The class of 35 women and 25 men will now ...

I was recently in a hospital for a medical appointment and noticed some doctors with stethoscopes around their necks. Then I read an article in the newspaper that said the stethoscope was invented 200 ...

Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free ...

René Laennec’s stethoscope gave doctors a new way to listen to patients – hearing their bodies, but perhaps not their voices. As Google produces a Doodle celebrating the inventor Vanessa Heggie looks ...

More than 200 years ago, the invention of the stethoscope revolutionized healthcare by enabling the non-invasive diagnosis of ...

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 ...