A new study published in Engineering presents a breakthrough in medical technology with the development of a wearable stethoscope that can accurately monitor lung sounds in real-time and automatically ...

The classic stethoscope has entered the digital age. Medical researchers have created a computer program that connects to an electronic stethoscope to classify lung sounds into five common diagnostic ...

Lung sounds are the noises a person makes as they breathe in and out, including sounds of regular breathing. However, wheezing, crackling, stridor, and other sounds can also occur, indicating an ...

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 remains a staple ...

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 ...

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 ...

While a stethoscope will tell you if someone has a respiratory ailment, it will only share that information in the few minutes it's being used by a trained physician. A new wearable device could paint ...

“It must be confessed that there is something even ludicrous in the picture of a grave physician formally listening through a long tube applied to the patient’s thorax, as if the disease within were a ...

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 ...