Full-body scans are making headlines for potentially catching diseases early, but some doctors urge caution. Here's what you ...

Liver cancer, predominantly hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), remains one of the most aggressive and leading causes of ...

A man went to the hospital several times with gut pain and a fever — and it turned out that his relatively common symptoms ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, MD, a professor at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) medical school, has spent well ...

Hong Kong is considering charging patients separately for CT and MRI scans at public hospitals, as part of a reform that, according to authorities, will improve the use of medical resources.

Under new federal rules, doctors and imaging centers have to more closely track and report the doses of radiation that ...

Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT scans. Under new Medicare regulations effective this year, hospitals ...

It was a rib scan that 39-year-old Abhirup Bhalla, a banking executive in Gurugram, had gone for following a small car accident. But it threw up a surprise that had nothing to do with Bhalla’s ribs.

CT scans, a go-to for diagnosing everything from tumors to infections to bone fractures, are facing increased scrutiny. Experts say the radiation doses they deliver can vary dramatically — and ...

CT scans can be life-saving tests ... stomach, ovarian, lung and liver cancers, according to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The team concluded: 'Radiation doses from commonly performed ...

MONDAY, March 10, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Hospitals and imaging centers are now required to track and report radiation exposure from CT scans under new Medicare regulations. The rules, which began ...

Smith-Bindman and like-minded colleagues have long pushed for federal policies aimed at improving safety for patients undergoing CT scans. Under new Medicare regulations effective this year ...