CHICAGO (AP) — Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis. It is threatened by hand-held devices that are also ...

The acoustic stethoscope, invented 200 years ago, is ubiquitous in the medical profession. The simple device amplifies the bioacoustic signals at the surface of a patient's body. On one side of the ...

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

The doctor's stethoscope is a ubiquitous tool typically used early on during a medical examination, then put to the side. Northwestern University researchers are envisioning a kind of continuous, ...

Pneumonia-related infections kill almost 1 million children each year worldwide, and they are the leading cause of death for children under 5 in sub-Saharan Africa. In 2011, a team of Johns Hopkins ...