Source: estableman/Pixabay René Laennec and Anna Li are both innovative problem-finders from the world of medicine. In the 1860s, Laennec, a French physician, wanted a more effective way to listen to ...

When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign that they're a clinician. This medical device has been around for more than 200 years and remains a ...

“Take a deep breath for me, please.” As patients, we’re used to hearing this request as a primary care physician presses a stethoscope’s cold metal disk to skin. Newer to the exam room scene? Hearing ...