The stethoscope is one of the most important and perhaps the most recognizable of all tools used by health care professionals. But new research finds they are often crawling with bacteria, including ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The study utilized a digital stethoscope that records ECGs and heart sounds and then uses an AI algorithm to ...

An artificial intelligence (AI)-aided stethoscope provides reliable information on asthma exacerbations in children, especially those under 5 years, a study suggests. An artificial intelligence ...

The stethoscope — invented in 1816 — is long overdue for a redesign, according to Davinder Ramsingh, MD, an anesthesiologist at Loma Linda (Calif.) University Medical Center. “Now, just over 200 years ...