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Dr James Thomas uses a high-tech device for cardiovascular screening on a patient. (Photo: AP)

Stethoscope battles it out with new devices

Is the stethoscope dying? High-tech rivals pose a threat.

24 Oct 2019 11:22 AM IST

Anyone with a 3D printer and access to ABS - a plastic used to make garden chairs and Lego - can create the device (Photo: AFP)

Lives can be saved in war zones with new 3D-printed stethoscopes

The stethoscope, called the Glia model, was made using free open source software to keep costs low and allow others to...

18 March 2018 6:57 PM IST

Hand hygiene has traditionally received much more attention than stethoscope hygiene, but microbiology data show that stethoscope contamination after a single exam is comparable to that of the physicians dominant hand (Photo: Pixabay)

Using dirty stethoscope ups risk of infections through superbugs

Researchers from Yale University in the US found that health care providers rarely perform stethoscope hygiene between...

21 July 2017 8:21 AM IST