New 3D-printed stethogram, a low-cost digital stethoscope and app. The COVID-19 pandemic has posed a serious issue for doctors and nurses assessing a patient’s heart and lungs with a traditional ...

When you or your kid have any sort of respiratory issue, figuring out what’s happening minute by minute — and how well treatment is working — is a stressful, frustrating and anxiety-filled process. I ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: To listen to the heart or lungs, some practitioners place the stethoscope on the patient’s skin; others place it on the outside of the patient’s clothing. I would appreciate your ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (KFSN) -- It's used by almost every doctor who has ever practiced medicine. But after two centuries of use, the stethoscope is finally getting an update that can help in the doctor's ...

One of the key symptoms of congestive heart failure is fluid accumulation in the lungs. Currently, people need to visit a clinic in order to check for such accumulation. Thanks to a new device, ...

An ultrasound stethoscope, which is immune to interference from background noise, could help medics care for injured soldiers or civilians in very noisy settings, researchers say. The stethoscope is a ...