Auscultation is a method that involves listening to sounds from the patient’s body, mainly using a stethoscope, to diagnose diseases. The stethoscope allows for non-invasive, real-time diagnosis, and ...

Valvular heart disease (VHD) is a growing public health concern, yet over half of cases remain undiagnosed due to late symptom onset, limited public awareness, and low sensitivity of traditional ...

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 ...

HKUMed has developed an innovative artificial intelligence (AI) software system that can turn an ordinary smartphone into a medical-grade stethoscope, allowing users to detect heart disease symptoms ...

Share on Pinterest Findings from two studies suggest that AI-assisted stethoscopes can detect valvular heart disease much earlier than traditional stethoscopes. Image credit: runner of art/Getty ...

For more than 200 years, physicians have been using a stethoscope to listen to the heart and lungs. Now, an advanced upgrade driven by artificial intelligence (AI) will revolutionize the detection of ...

A research team from the Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong has developed an AI-powered mobile application that turns smartphones into a stethoscope to spot symptoms of ...

A stethoscope that uses artificial intelligence could help doctors detect serious heart valve disease years earlier, potentially saving thousands of lives, a new study suggests. It is estimated that ...

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 ...