Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. New scans could triple the chance of finding some of the most difficult cases of breast cancer. The new techniques could discover ...

Computer tomography scans, or CT scans, are an invaluable tool for diagnosing cancer and other conditions. But in a cruel twist, the medical imaging technique may be more harmful than once thought, ...

Researchers have known for several years that this part of the eyeball can be used to detect bigger neurological problems in the brain. The retina, a layer of nerves at the back of the eyeball, is ...

Body scan companies say they can diagnose cancer faster and that AI can make it cheaper. But there's a gap between that dream and the medical community's reality. Jessica was a writer on the Wellness ...

WASHINGTON (AP) – Scientists are peeking inside living brains to watch for the first time as a toxic duo of plaques and tangles interact to drive Alzheimer’s disease – and those tangles may predict ...

Coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT scans are becoming a more commonly used tool to effectively determine a patient’s future risk of heart disease and heart attack. These minimally invasive scans measure ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Doctors can use a patient's abdominal CT scans to also check for signs of the bone-weakening disease osteoporosis, according to a new study. The researchers, who published ...