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Medicare refusing to pay for cancer scan sparks warning for patients
Newsweek· 2 days agoWhen it comes to breast cancer screening, women are often told they need an additional scan beyond...
I’m 32 and I’m dying
Dallas Morning News· 20 hours agoI’m 32 and I’m on hospice care. I fought terminal brain cancer for 13 years. Now, I want rest from my fighting. Hospice should remain an option even for...
The world's oldest conjoined twins have died—what we know about this rare condition
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoDoctors predicted that the twins (who were joined at the skull and shared 30% of their brain) would...
MRI scanner inventor honoured with hospital plaque
BBC via Yahoo News· 5 days agoProf John Rowland Mallard OBE was born in Northampton in 1927 [University of Aberdeen] A professor of medical physics whose team invented the MRI scanner...
Better Scans Spot Hidden Inflammation in MS Patients
WFMZ Eastern Pennsylvania and Western New Jersey· 2 days agoAdvanced scanning techniques can find hidden inflammation in the brains of multiple sclerosis (MS) patients, a new study shows. This “smoldering”...
The signs and symptoms, screenings and treatments of bowel cancer
The Telegraph via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoWhile bowel cancer – or colorectal cancer – is more common in people over the age of 50, it can...
If you tear this ligament when playing tennis, it doesn’t mean you need surgery
Miami Herald via Yahoo Sports· 1 day agoIt hurts most while hitting a backhand. I took ibuprofen and rested for a week. When I went back to...
SimonMed Imaging opens new MRI center in Houston
Community Impact· 5 days agoSimonMed Imaging, one of the largest outpatient medical imaging providers in the United States, opened a new simonONE center in Houston. The center...
Why you shouldn't be afraid to start running after middle age
Medical Xpress· 6 days agoHobbling around my orthopaedic hospital after my first marathon actually led me to do research on...
What Is Pancreatic Cancer?
Health via Yahoo News· 6 days agoImaging scans: Scans like a computed tomography (CT) scan or a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan visualize tumors inside your body ...