Kate Carter: Doctors are scrubbing up their image - The Guardian September 19th 2007

The traditional image of the white-coated, stethoscope-draped medic may soon be consigned to repeats of Carry on Doctor. First came the news that, in an attempt to stop the spread of MRSA, the NHS is to ban the white coat. From next year, doctors must adopt a more hygienic "bare below the elbows" look. And yesterday it emerged that the stethoscope, too, is under threat - from modern technology. According to researchers at the University of Alberta in Canada, an MP3 recorder pressed against the patient's chest can give clearer results, with the added bonus that results can be replayed, or even stored in the patient's file.

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Dirty doctors - The Times 19th September 2007