News tagged with stethoscope

Bluetooth baby

Checking the heart of the unborn baby usually involves a stethoscope. However, an inexpensive and accurate Bluetooth fetal heart rate monitoring system has now been developed by researchers in India for long-term home care. ...

Technology / Other

created May 17, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Swede broadcasts music from his stomach

A Swedish man broadcast music from his stomach for several hours via a mini audio system, but said he was disappointed by the sound quality.

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 26, 2010 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 3

Author predicts widespread acceptance of pocket-sized ultrasound machines

Since the Civil War, the stethoscope has been a standard tool of the trade for physicians. Soon, the average doctor may be toting another valuable diagnostic tool: a pocket-sized ultrasound machine.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mass. doctor invents product to curb hospital-acquired infections

Saints Medical Center is pleased to announce that Richard H. Ma, M.D, chair of its hospitalist department, has received a patent for a lightweight plastic cover for stethoscopes that will dramatically reduce hospital-acquired ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 08, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

New phone apps aim to boost health

The iPhone is proven as a way to fill time, from making posts on social networks to playing silly games. Now, some entrepreneurs hope to add to its more practical uses, enabling it to monitor health and prevent disease.

Technology / Software

created Jun 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Telemedicine brings doctors, patients together across any distance

Working at the health center on Cisco Systems' sprawling San Jose campus, Dr. Seema Sangwan examines dozens of Cisco employees a week -- sometimes as they sit in a room nearly 3,000 miles away.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Apr 22, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

GE unveils handheld ultrasound machine

(AP) -- The future of ultrasound technology, as interpreted by General Electric Co., looks a bit like a flip phone crossed with an iPod.

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 21, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (11) | comments 2