For years the dangling stethoscope has been the symbol of the physician. But just how reliable a piece of equipment is it? Cardiologist Dale Groom at the Medical College of South Carolina has long ...

Some experts are saying its time for doctors to toss their stethoscopes in the trash. Dr. Jagat Narula, associate dean for global affairs at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York, and Dr. Bret ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Connor Landgraf, co-founder of the startup company Eko Devices, had ...

The future of medicine is wireless. That's what cardiologist and geneticist Eric Topol says in a new video, where he explains how we’ll soon use our smartphones to monitor our vital signs and chronic ...

To hear a patient's heart, doctors used to just put an ear up to a patient's chest and listen. Then, in 1816, things changed. Lore has it that 35-year-old Paris physician Rene Laennec was caring for a ...

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 ...

The long-awaited UNLV School of Medicine kicked off Monday with members of the inaugural class honored with stethoscopes at a ceremony. The 60 students began orientation and will get into their first ...