Researchers in South Korea have developed an artificial intelligence framework designed to overcome a fundamental problem in ...

Respiratory disease in children is a major global concern. Clinicians traditionally rely on stethoscopes to detect abnormal ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The basic premise of the stethoscope has been around for centuries, largely unchanged. Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via Getty ...

Researchers in South Korea developed a domain-adaptive deep learning framework that lets smartphones detect abnormal lung ...

Stethoscope diaphragms are contaminated with the same pathogens as the hands and they are capable of transmitting pathogens from patient to patient. The CDC should readdress its published guidelines.

Respiratory disease in children is a major global concern. Although stethoscopes help clinicians detect abnormal lung sounds, access to auscultation may be limited by the need for in-person visits.

Adults and older children with asthma can take objective measures of symptoms such as peak expiratory flow (PEF), the volume of airflow in one forced exhalation, at home. This provides a more complete ...

Fourth-year veterinary students matched – and experienced clinicians outperformed – an AI-enabled digital stethoscope in diagnosing heart murmurs and arrhythmias in cats and dogs, according to a new ...

Where would a doctor be without his trusty stethoscope? Ever since its invention in 1816, it’s been a doctor’s best friend. But the stethoscope’s simplicity may have spelled its doom. The simple ...