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A pilot study in three hospitals showed how to achieve success in reducing unnecessary blood tests, scans and other tests in low-risk patients having straightforward operations; now, the effort is ...

IT’S the most common cancer affecting women – and strikes men too. Breast cancer kills 11,500 people each year in the UK. But ...

The White House budget office said in a court filing that well over 4,000 workers would be dismissed, though it noted that ...

An MRI uses powerful magnetic fields to take pictures of the body, and the resulting detail of soft tissue is generally more ...

Antiplatelet drugs are commonly prescribed to persons deemed at-risk of heart attack, stroke, pulmonary ... testing community through External Quality Assessment (EQA) schemes. Its work helps ...

Did you know that certified technicians can earn up to 15 to 25 percent more than their noncertified peers? Advanced ...

MRI does not use ionizing radiation, so there is not a risk of cancer as there is from excess X-rays and CT scans.

Dear Dr. Roach: I had a pituitary tumor that was discovered over 25 years ago. For years, I had an MRI with and without dye every six months. Then it changed to once a year. Can you get damage from ...

Women's heart health presents unique challenges due to anatomical differences, hormonal influences, and distinct symptom ...

Outside physicians asked why the president was making a return trip to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, six ...