While AI certainly has its issues – such as rotting your brain and making you stupid – there is little doubt that it excels ...

Although the AI-supported stethoscope shows promise, both studies highlight further research across more diverse clinical ...

Smart stethoscope company Eko uses AI to help providers identify early signs of cardiovascular disease: it has devices that can be used by both clinicians and patients at home to listen to heart and ...

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Eko Health, a leader in AI-powered cardiac and pulmonary disease detection, today announced the publication of the TRICORDER (Triple Cardiovascular Disease ...

Cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases are among the leading causes of death worldwide, with millions of patients unaware of their risk factors, often due to limited access to effective detection tools ...

“It must be confessed that there is something even ludicrous in the picture of a grave physician formally listening through a long tube applied to the patient’s thorax, as if the disease within were a ...

A digital stethoscope that uses artificial intelligence (AI) is better at detecting heart murmurs associated with clinically significant valvular heart disease (VHD) than is a primary care physician ...

I felt a little sad when I read a report from the “Scientific Session of the American Academy of Family Practice” last week. The keynote speaker, Dr. Eric Topol, a renowned cardiologist, reported that ...

A chest exam with a stethoscope nets nothing extra. Now the cycle is repeating itself: Young physicians have fewer mentors who can pass on the skill of auscultation. Thompson, Criley and a handful of ...