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 over 200 years and remains a staple ...

Nurses play a crucial role in any healthcare system, carrying out a variety of tasks that require detailed auditory assessments – from monitoring heart rhythms to examining lung sounds. This ...

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the U.S. and around the world, but rapid, early screening options are still few and far between. Digital stethoscope developer Eko hopes to change ...

Is high-tech imaging replacing rubber tubing and ear buds? Doctors used to just put an ear up to a patient’s chest and listen. Then, in 1816, things changed. Thirty-five-year-old Paris physician Rene ...

Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help detect three different heart conditions in seconds, according to researchers. The traditional stethoscope, invented in 1816 to listen to ...

Superior Sound Transmission: The dual-tubing design of this Medline Sprague Rappaport Stethoscope ensures the faintest of sounds are clearly audible, enhancing diagnostic accuracy for healthcare ...