A large-scale study of CT scans performed in the United States has estimated that the widely used medical technology could ...

CT examinations are crucial in modern medicine. More than 80 million scans are performed annually in the U.S. which is up ...

They can be life-saving but radiation from the scans also contributes to cancer risk. The authors of a new study estimate ...

CT scans, or CAT scans, are widely used to get internal images of the body and diagnose dangerous medical conditions — but ...

CT scans commonly taken to help doctors detect injury and disease may also come with an alarming risk - they may account for ...

These scans are used to diagnose everything from head injuries to appendicitis. But could they be putting patients at risk for cancer? A new study out of University of California – San Francisco says ...

The Washington Nationals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0 at PNC Park on Tuesday, but unfortunately the victory involved a scary moment. With the Nationals lead ...

My dad, Eamonn, died just six days after that phone call on March 16, 2023, aged 58. It all happened so quickly. In November 2022, I noticed Dad had lost weight, but we didn’t think much of it. By the ...

Dr. Jim Adams, Chief Medical Officer of Northwestern Medicine, joins Lisa Dent to discuss the latest health topics. Dr. Adams details the cancer risk that CT scans may pose, and the increasing ...

Radiation from CT scans may cause as many as 5% of cancers diagnosed each year in the United States, research suggests.