PITTSBURGH, March 7, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "As a nurse, I wanted to create a stethoscope system that would offer a wireless means of listening to the heart and lungs," said an inventor, from ...
CHICAGO -- 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 ...
Did you know that the world’s first stethoscope was invented 209 years ago? French physician René Laennec created the instrument by rolling a wooden tube into a cylinder, enabling him to listen to ...
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I'm a registered nurse, and I thought there could be a simple sterile accessory for use with stethoscopes," said an inventor, from Glen Burnie, Md., "so I ...
Source: estableman/Pixabay René Laennec and Anna Li are both innovative problem-finders from the world of medicine. In the 1860s, Laennec, a French physician, wanted a more effective way to listen to ...
Landmark TRICORDER study finds major gains in detection of heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and valvular disease with Eko Health's AI-enabled stethoscopes in routine exams. SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 11, ...
The stethoscope is used by nearly every doctor practicing medicine, and after 200 years, it's finally getting an update. A French physician invented the stethoscope two centuries ago so he wouldn't ...