For all the advances in medical diagnostics made over the last two centuries of modern medicine, from the ability to peer deep inside the body with the help of superconducting magnets to harnessing ...

A stethoscope draped around the neck or placed in the ears of a nurse or doctor is a common sight in clinics and hospitals across the country. Many of us will be familiar with these acoustic devices, ...

Researchers at the University of Western Ontario have produced a freely available template for 3D printing a functioning stethoscope from the same plastic used to make garden chairs. The modern ...

Almost 2/5 th of total adoption of electronic stethoscopes is registered at hospitals, the report underscores that there has been significant adoption by medical institutes in the recent past. In the ...

Ask Dr. Dennis Niewoehner what brand of stethoscope he uses, and the lung expert is stumped. Stethoscopes can be useful for listening to certain lung symptoms, says Niewoehner, a pulmonologist at the ...

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 more than 200 years and remains a ...