We’re all accustomed to our doctor using a stethoscope to listen to our heart at just about every visit. It’s one of the most fundamental screening tools. Now, thanks to artificial intelligence, the ...

A new study suggests stethoscopes need to be cleaned more diligently. The stethoscope has long been an iconic symbol of health care used for listening to the heart, intestines, lungs and blood flow.

Researchers found that AI-enabled stethoscopes can help doctors identify heart failure, atrial fibrillation and valve disease ...

Landmark TRICORDER study finds major gains in detection of heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and valvular disease with Eko Health's AI-enabled stethoscopes in routine exams. One of the largest ...

Using AI in this way could be a “real game-changer”, experts suggest, and would allow patients with heart failure, heart valve disease and abnormal heart rhythms, also known as atrial fibrillation, to ...

HOUSTON, Sept. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sanolla, a leader in advanced auscultation and AI-powered diagnostic tools, is advancing clinical practice with the launch of its VoqX smart stethoscope, the ...

PENNSYLVANIA -- A stethoscope is an invaluable tool that every medical student must learn to use, but a new study says it could end up making you sick. The study was published in the Infection Control ...

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (WPRI) — Paramedics in the Foxborough Fire Department can now get a closer look at their patients’ organs. Using a probe connected to an iPad, medics are able to conduct ultrasounds ...

It is an invaluable tool that every medical student must learn to use, but it could end up getting you sick. A new study published in the Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, the journal of ...

Point-of-care, handheld ultrasound (HHUS) is already a valuable adjunct to the stethoscope and plays an important and increasing role in medical education and physical diagnosis. Whether it will ...

The original stethoscope, invented in 1816, allows doctors to listen to the internal sounds of a patient's body. A British team conducted a study using a modern version and say they found it can spot ...