New York Post8d
This medical test may cause cancer due to ‘unfathomable’ mistake — and it’s performed 93M times a year in the US
Repeated CT scans of the head during childhood have also been linked to a slight increase in the risk of developing a brain tumor later in life due to radiation exposure. In a landmark 2009 study ...
Daily Mail9d
'Over-used' medical test given to millions every year may be causing explosion of tumors
About one in 8,100 women and one in 11,000 men who had a routine head CT scan at 40 will develop cancer from that scan. For patients in their 20s, the risks were about double, and for patients in ...
Abbott launches portable concussion blood test in UK
The test is expected to help rule out the need for CT scans in evaluating potential brain tissue damage caused by concussions ...
HealthDay on MSN1d
Chest CT Scans Can Help Diagnose Pneumonia
Low-dose CT chest scans could help detect pneumonia in at-risk patients while exposing them to small amounts of radi ...
Philstar.com9d
UERM Medical Center opens new center-owned CT-MRI facilities to address rising stroke cases
With the recent report of increase in stroke cases observed after this holiday season by the Department of Health (DOH)1, ...