Coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient’s future risk of heart disease and heart attack. These minimally invasive scans measure ...

New scans could triple the chance of finding some of the most difficult cases of breast cancer. The new techniques could discover an extra 3,500 breast cancers a year, detecting them much earlier, a ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

WASHINGTON (AP) – Scientists are peeking inside living brains to watch for the first time as a toxic duo of plaques and tangles interact to drive Alzheimer’s disease – and those tangles may predict ...

Researchers have known for several years that this part of the eyeball can be used to detect bigger neurological problems in the brain. The retina, a layer of nerves at the back of the eyeball, is ...

Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Matt Fuchs lives in Maryland and writes about health, science, and technology. Calvin Sun was a healthy 37-year-old when ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors can use a patient's abdominal CT scans to also check for signs of the bone-weakening disease osteoporosis, according to a new study. The researchers, who published ...