Doctors have been listening to the sounds our bodies make for years. Before the invention of stethoscopes, they simply put their ears to their patients' chests or abdomens. The technical term for this ...

The humble stethoscope carried by physicians and other professionals in the intensive care unit (ICU) is laden with a wide range of bacteria, including bacteria known to cause infections acquired in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The stethoscope is considered to be the first diagnostic tool introduced into modern medicine. From the Greek ...

To hear a patient's heart, doctors used to just put an ear up to a patient's chest and listen. Then, in 1816, things changed. Lore has it that 35-year-old Paris physician Rene Laennec was caring for a ...

New 3D-printed stethogram, a low-cost digital stethoscope and app. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious issue for doctors and nurses assessing a patient’s heart and lungs with a traditional ...

You no longer have to be in the same room as your doctor to have them listen to your heart. Waikato District Health Board is trialling the use of an electronic stethoscope - a New Zealand first. The ...

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 ...

A re-invented stethoscope with artificial intelligence could diagnose Pneumonia by listening to a patient's lungs. Scientists have invented the gadget to be able to spot warning signs - without the ...

Dear Doctor: I have a noise problem with my 2001 GMC 2500 heavy-duty pickup with 120,000 miles and the Duramax diesel engine. The noise started about a year ago and it seems to be coming from the ...

In a monthly column for PBS NewsHour, Dr. Howard Markel revisits moments that changed the course of modern medicine, like the invention of the stethoscope. Photo By BSIP/UIG via Getty Images. Long ...