Cancer patients across Kenya have been left stranded for over a month, as a crippling shortage of a crucial radiotracer has brought vital diagnostic scans to a halt, delaying detection, treatment, and ...

As the federal government investigates America’s chronic disease epidemic, some experts are warning that a popular diagnostic tool may be a contributing factor. CT scans, a go-to for diagnosing ...

Rebecca Smith-Bindman, a professor at the University of California-San Francisco medical school, has spent well over a decade researching the disquieting risk that one of modern medicine’s most ...

Children found to have abnormal lung function go on to further diagnostic testing. Importantly, the FEV1 and FVC testing results in a percentage value compared to expected lung function.

The clinical condition of Pope Francis “has shown a slight further improvement over the past 24 hours,” according to the medical report from his doctors released by the Vatican on the evening ...

As part of the Healthy Chest Initiative at Philadelphia-based Temple Health, radiologists and physicians are using one low-dose CT scan to identify three common chest morbidities. The strategy ...

The case description for a Case Records of the Massachusetts General Hospital appears below. A 41-year-old man was evaluated for swelling in the ankles and syncope. CT of the chest showed ...

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