Does AI Make Doctors Better?

AI Decoded speaks to NHS doctors who have successfully developed an artificial intelligence-led stethoscope that can detect three heart conditions in 15 seconds.

Invented in 1816, the traditional stethoscope - used to listen to sounds within the body - has been a vital part of every medic's toolkit for more than two centuries.

Now a team have designed a hi-tech upgrade with AI capabilities that can diagnose heart failure, heart valve disease and abnormal heart rhythms almost instantly.

The new stethoscope developed by researchers at Imperial College London Imperial College healthcare NHS trust can analyse tiny differences in heartbeat and blood flow undetectable to the human ear, and take a rapid ECG at the same time.