The stethoscope earrings come on a cute card, sharing an extra thanks ... each adorned with a gemstone on one end and a heartbeat or stethoscope on the other. Sold on Amazon, they are sold in ...

The Eko Core digital stethoscope aims to bring auscultation —- the ancient medical practice of listening to a patient’s heartbeat — squarely into the 21st century. It was cleared for sale in ...

The traditional doctor's stethoscope was invented in 1816, but almost 200 years later it is possible to place a smartphone on your chest and record a heartbeat. An app developed by a team ...

Even as there has been tremendous technological advancement in healthcare over the years, there hasn't been much innovation in the basic tool of a doctor for all these years - the stethoscope.

And now, on the 200th anniversary of this iconic invention, a great debate is on: In this age of digital gadgets, is Laennec's stethoscope on its last heartbeat? A family doctor listens to a ...