New Breast Scanning Technology Might Beat Standard Mammography

• Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
• March 14, 2023
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Newer scanning technology may spot more breast cancers and lower the rate of dreaded false positives, a large, new study shows.

Now available in a growing number of health care facilities, tomosynthesis uses low-dose X-rays and computer reconstructions to create 3D ...

MRI Might Boost Cancer Detection for Women With Dense Breasts

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• February 6, 2023
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Nearly half of women have dense breast tissue, which can be a double whammy on their odds for breast cancer.

Not only are dense breasts a risk factor for cancer, but this glandular and fibrous connective tissue make it harder to detect cancers on a mammogram, the usual m...

Better Imaging Allows More Women to Opt for Breast-Conserving Surgery

• Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
• December 9, 2022
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Mastectomy has long been the standard of care for certain breast cancer patients, but it still may be more extensive than many women need, a new study suggests.

Researchers found that many women who have two or even three breast tumors may be able to have breast-conservi...

Kidney Stones Can Be Excruciating. New Treatment Blasts Them Away, No Anesthesia Needed

• Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
• October 12, 2022
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A new ultrasound treatment for kidney stones might provide pain-free relief while the patient is awake, researchers say.

Kidney stones are often excruc...

U.S. Hospitals Are Facing Shortage of Dye Needed for Life-Saving Scans

• By Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
• May 19, 2022
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U.S. hospitals are running low on contrast dye injected into patients undergoing enhanced X-rays, CT scans and MRIs.

The fluid, which makes the routine but potentially life-saving scans r...

Why Emphysema May Often Be Missed in Black Men

• By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter
• May 16, 2022
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Emphysema is missed more often in Black Americans than in white Americans, and now researchers report they have figured out why.

The investigators found that many Black men who were considered to have normal results after race-specific interpretations of a common lung fu...

Even T. Rex Had Bone Trouble

• Robert Preidt
• December 1, 2021
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They once ruled the planet, but even the mighty Tyrannosaurus rex could suffer from bone disease, new research shows.

Scientists used imaging to examine the lower left jaw of a fossilized T. rex skeleton discovered in Montana in 2010. The skeleton, which is about 68 mill...

FDA Approves Imaging Drug That Can Help Surgeons Spot Ovarian Cancers

• Robert Preidt
• November 29, 2021
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Early detection of ovarian cancer helps boost a woman's survival, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Monday approved a new imaging drug that can help spot tumors during surgery.

The drug, Cytalux (pafolacianine), is meant to improve a surgeon's ability to detec...

Placebo Effect Plays Big Role in Antidepressant's Impact on Anxiety: Study

• Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
• November 10, 2021
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Illustrating the power of the mind to heal itself, new research suggests that the placebo effect could help drive antidepressants' effects against anxiety disorders.

The placebo effect refers to an increase in the success of a treatment when a patient expects a benefit.<...

Researchers Find Better Way to Fight Breast Cancer That Has Spread to Brain

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• October 18, 2021
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Researchers may have found a noninvasive way to temporarily open the brain's borders to allow tumor-fighting medication inside.

By necessity, the brain is shielded by a layer of specialized cells called the blood-brain barrier. Its job is to allow needed substances in --...

Shape, Size of Brain Arteries May Predict Stroke Risk

• Steven Reinberg
• October 4, 2021
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The size and shape of the blood vessels in your brain may help predict your risk of an often-fatal type of stroke, called an aneurysm, a new study finds.

An aneurysm is a bulge in an artery wall.

"A subarachnoid hemorrhage is the most dangerous type of stroke and o...

Tracking Key Protein Helps Predict Outcomes in TBI Patients

• Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
• September 30, 2021
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When people suffer a severe head injury, it's hard to predict how they will fare in the long run. But a new study suggests that something fairly simple -- measuring a protein in the blood -- could help.

The protein, called neurofilament light (NfL), is a component of t...

Can a Computer Program Help Docs Spot Breast Cancer?

• Cara Murez
• September 24, 2021
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An artificial intelligence tool could help radiologists spot breast cancer on ultrasound images and reduce the need for extra testing, new research suggests.

"Our study demonstrates how artificial intelligence can help radiologists reading breast ultrasound exams to reve...