I’ve read that the stethoscope is being replaced in many practices by handheld Dopplers. Please say it isn’t so. —Chagai Dubrawsky, MD, Houston It isn’t so and will not be so, though your question ...

The stethoscope – the most used and recognized symbol of medicine – is getting a modern, digital makeover. While preserving the standard look and function of traditional stethoscopes, a digital ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510(k) clearance to TytoCare Inc's digital stethoscope, which is intended for use by consumers and will provide the "missing link that will help ...

Many inventions get revised over time. The pandemic gave one medical school student an idea about changing the stethoscope.

The Mayo Clinic is joining forces with smart stethoscope company Eko to develop a new product that will employ machine learning and a digital stethoscope to assist doctors in detecting potentially ...

(THE CONVERSATION) 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 ...

Thinklabs' Stethoscope App for iPhone revolutionizes the stethoscope with display, recording and email of heart and lung sounds right at the bedside, in the physician office or remote care environment ...

Cropped of female doctor examining patient. Medical professional checking woman’s back with stethoscope in clinic. What is the power of touch and how has it played into the history of clinical ...

Credit a modest 19th-century Parisian doctor for having invented the stethoscope. In 1816, while examining a female patient with heart disease, Dr. René Laennec faced a conundrum: He needed to hear ...

First-year medical students at Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine in Arizona and Rochester participated in stethoscope ...