For more than two weeks now, MRI and CT scan services at Lok Nayak Hospital (LNH), one of Delhi’s largest government-run medical institutions, have been suspended – forcing hundreds of poor and ill ...
New research suggests weight loss jabs like GLP-1s could affect cancer scans. These drugs might make scans appear abnormal, leading to unnecessary tests. Experts also found these jabs could reduce the ...
For the first time in 3,000 years, scientists have uncovered the secrets of Pharaoh Amenhotep I — without touching his wrappings. Using advanced CT scans, researchers digitally unwrapped the royal ...
Game-changing weight loss jabs relied on by millions of slimmers and diabetics could cause certain cancer scans to be less effective, experts have suggested. The drugs, which include Mounjaro and ...
The rise of GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs prescribed for weight loss and type 2 diabetes could be compromising the interpretation of some cancer scans and throwing doctors off course. This is the ...
A single abdominal CT scan can deliver a blast of radiation equal to 90 chest X-rays. I did not know that when I had one eight years ago, but it’s haunted me ever since. Back then I was feeling ...
About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...
Before undergoing cosmetic procedures, ask about the training and certification of the person doing the injection, says Dr. Carlos Wolf. as there is a growing number of inexperienced practitioners .
Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...
Prior CT scans linked with increase in current pregnancy risks Pregnancy risks rise with number of prior CT scans, scans near ovaries Young women should be offered alternatives to CT when possible ...
A population-based cohort study evaluated the risk for spontaneous pregnancy loss and congenital anomalies in offspring of women exposed to computed tomography (CT) ionizing radiation before ...