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 ...

Two centuries after its invention, the stethoscope — the very symbol of the medical profession — is facing an uncertain prognosis. It is threatened by hand-held devices that are also pressed against ...

While this gadget might look like a Nintendo Wii controller, it's actually the Withings Beamo, a sleek and simple-to-use at-home health monitor that's part digital stethoscope for listening to your ...

November 27, 2006--A new type of stethoscope enables doctors to hear the sounds of the body in extremely loud situations, such as during the transportation of wounded soldiers in Blackhawk helicopters ...