Improved medical imaging tests give doctors a better look inside patients' bodies and help them make earlier and more accurate diagnoses, but the radiation exposure can sometimes outweigh the benefits ...

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but they could pose a hidden risk. A new study from the University of California ...

Leading physician groups ID unnecessary medical tests and procedures. April 4, 2012— -- intro:A routine visit to the doctor's office can bring up a laundry list of medical tests, all designed to ...

One in 10 hematologic cancers among children and adolescents may be attributable to radiation exposure from medical imaging, ...

Early detection is key to lung cancer. Dr Sudipto De details scans, biopsies, and other tests that can help identify the ...

What are the side effects of all those medical zaps? — -- intro: Over the past ten years, Jill Nelson, 52, a health coach, personal trainer and counselor in Chicago, has received at least seven ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 9 (Reuters) - U.S. health officials want manufacturers of CT machines and certain other medical imaging devices to incorporate new safeguards to help reduce patient exposure to ...

On Friday, the Women’s Health & Imaging Center at Marshfield Medical Center in Weston held a ribbon-cutting, celebrating their services, including new access to Contrast Enhanced Mammography (CEM).

Wrapping up Q2 earnings, we look at the numbers and key takeaways for the medical devices & supplies - imaging, diagnostics ...

Experts warn the strange side effect could lead to delayed diagnoses and treatments, as well as unnecessary medical ...