As Google launched a doodle on February 17 to mark the birthday of the stethoscope’s inventor, French physician René Laennec, City Express takes a look at how the instrument continues to serve ...

RENÉ LAENNEC changed the face of medicine with his stethoscope invention in 1816.

Doctors say the stethoscope is still an important part of evaluating physical health One of the most recognized tools of the medical profession could be on its way out, but not without a fight.