As a necessary part of patient health assessment and diagnosis, stethoscopes are one of the most valuable tools for healthcare professionals. But not all stethoscopes are equal. These tools can differ ...

We’re all accustomed to our doctor using a stethoscope to listen to our heart at just about every visit. It’s one of the most fundamental screening tools. Now, thanks to artificial intelligence, the ...

A new study suggests stethoscopes need to be cleaned more diligently. The stethoscope has long been an iconic symbol of health care used for listening to the heart, intestines, lungs and blood flow.

In infection centers treating patients exposed to Ebola, even a simple tool like a stethoscope can cause difficulties in treating patients, largely since the stethoscope can be a means of transmitting ...

The smart stethoscope "quickly delivers" an indication of whether someone has heart failure, atrial fibrillation or heart ...

Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence ( AI) could help medics detect three different heart conditions in seconds, ...

About two-thirds of patients who were flagged by the AI stethoscope as potentially having heart failure did not actually have it. View on euronews ...