Researchers developed a new digital stethoscope that combines precision sensors, electrocardiogram technology and machine learning applications into one piece of equipment to better detect heart ...

For all the advances in medical diagnostics made over the last two centuries of modern medicine, from the ability to peer deep inside the body with the help of superconducting magnets to harnessing ...

A stethoscope draped around the neck or placed in the ears of a nurse or doctor is a common sight in clinics and hospitals across the country. Many of us will be familiar with these acoustic devices, ...

In collaboration with Active Signal Technologies, a Small Business Innovation Research partner, the U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory developed a stethoscope in 2007 that can be used to listen ...

Stethoscopes can provide vital information about the heart, lungs, and key bodily functions. There are several available to buy online that can help shed light on a person’s health. A low cost yet ...

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.

Copper has well-documented antimicrobial properties, and a new study in the American Journal of Infection Control shows copper could be beneficial if incorporated into stethoscopes. For the study, 21 ...