Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The basic premise of the stethoscope has been around for centuries, largely unchanged. Jonathan Kitchen/DigitalVision via Getty ...

Every year, hundreds of thousands of Americans die from heart disease–the leading cause of death in the country. In some ...

A new advance in health monitoring which uses radar to "listen" to patients' heart sounds with remarkable accuracy could lead ...

Heart failure during pregnancy is a dangerous and often under-detected condition because common symptoms -- shortness of breath, extreme fatigue and trouble breathing while lying down -- are easily ...

UK researchers say a stethoscope powered by artificial intelligence (AI) can detect three heart conditions in just 15 seconds. The AI stethoscope analyses small changes to the heartbeat and blood flow ...

AI-enabled stethoscopes can detect heart valve disease and help screen for tuberculosis earlier. New research shows how digital stethoscopes may improve frontline diagnosis.

Patients were three times more likely to be diagnosed with atrial fibrillation – an abnormal heart rhythm that can increase the risk of having a stroke. They were almost twice as likely to be ...