When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign that they're a clinician.

The image of a doctor with a stethoscope hanging around the neck may seem iconic, but in fact, this image may not last much longer, as hand-held ultrasound devices are predicted to replace ...

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 ...

Stethoscopes powered by artificial intelligence (AI) could help medics detect three different heart conditions in seconds, according to researchers. The technology can analyse subtle differences in ...

The stethoscope slung over Dr. Diego Delgado’s chest is very close to his heart. “I’m wearing my father’s,” says Delgado, 45, a cardiologist at Toronto’s University Health Network.

Though doctors may disinfect their hands to prevent spreading illness, there may be another bacteria-ridden object they have on them that doesn't get the same cleaning treatment: their stethoscopes. A ...