Maya, a healthy 13 year-old girl, had finished soccer practice and noticed a sharp stabbing pain near her sternum. The pain was quite intense and would worsen with deep breathing. It got to the point ...

The traditional stethoscope and physical examination were found to be 95% accurate in detecting heart ailments in kids. Stethoscope remains a valuable diagnostic tool in an era of increasing reliance ...

Point-of-care-ultrasound is more accurate than the traditional method of using a stethoscope in diagnosing pneumonia in children and young adults, according to a study published online Dec. 10 in the ...

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Doctors have been listening to the sounds our bodies make for years. Before the invention of stethoscopes, they simply put their ears to their patients' chests or abdomens. The technical term for this ...

Have you wondered why, at every hospital visit, the doctor still reaches for a stethoscope before ordering tests or scans? In the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and precision medicine, this ...

The simple stethoscope is one of the most valuable pieces of medical equipment for doctors in war zones or low-income countries, according to London physician Dr. Tarek Loubani. In areas that don't ...