Call it a May-December romance: The oldest tool in a doctor’s kit (a stethoscope) meets the youngest (a smartphone). Together, they make hearts race. They can hear, see, analyze and record those ...

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 ...

A stethoscope "upgraded" with AI technology can help doctors detect three heart conditions in just 15 seconds. This is the revelation of researchers from Imperial College in the UK, who have shown ...

The consumerization of medtech marches on: Amsterdam-based startup Lapsi Health has just clinched FDA approval for its first clinical support tool, a digital stethoscope. The U.S. medical devices ...

The first artificial intelligence (AI) stethoscope has gone beyond listening to a heartbeat. Researchers at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust discovered that an AI ...

Withings has a knack for turning up at CES with a gizmo that garners plenty of attention in the health-tech space. This year, at CES 2024, it’s showing off something called the BeamO, an all-in-one ...

The stethoscope is among the most enduring symbols of the medical profession In TV medical dramas, doctors and nurses are never without one. At the surgery, it is the GP's best friend. Along with the ...

The first artificial intelligence (AI) stethoscope has gone beyond listening to a heartbeat. Researchers at Imperial College London and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust discovered that an AI ...