The classic stethoscope has entered the digital age. Medical researchers have created a computer program that connects to an electronic stethoscope to classify lung sounds into five common diagnostic ...

After listening to a patients’ heart and lung sounds, many specialists will write a note describing what they heard in the electronic medical record. The problems with that include: • These ...

Physicians still use the sounds they hear through stethoscopes as initial indicators of heart or lung diseases. For example, a heart murmur or crackling lungs often signify an issue is present.

Every year, an astounding 17 million individuals die of Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) before reaching age 70.[1] Over three-quarters of the lives lost are from low- and middle-income countries, ...

The classic stethoscope has also entered the digital age now. Medical researchers have created a computer program that connects to an electronic stethoscope to classify lung sounds into five common ...

(THE CONVERSATION) When someone opens the door and enters a hospital room, wearing a stethoscope is a telltale sign that they’re a clinician. This medical device has been around for over 200 years and ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Valentina Dargam, Florida International University and Joshua Hutcheson, Florida ...