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22 May

Additional Breast Cancer Scans Can Triple Detection In Women With Dense Breasts

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
May 22, 2025
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THURSDAY, May 22, 2025 (HealthDay News) — Louise Duffield, 60, was relieved to receive a normal mammogram result in 2023, but agreed to undergo an additional MRI scan recommended as part of a clinical trial.

Her mammogram showed she had very dense breasts, which ca...

MRI Scans Cancer: Breast Mammography

15 May

Improvements In Prostate Cancer Tracking Help Men Stay In Active Surveillance

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
May 15, 2025
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Men in “watchful waiting” mode for their low-risk prostate cancer are staying healthier longer thanks to advanced imaging and treatments designed to keep t...

MRI Scans Cancer: Prostate

03 Apr

Unnecessary Imaging Scans Contributing To Climate Change

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
April 3, 2025
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Thinking of splurging on a whole-body MRI or CT scan, based on the latest health fad?

Just keep in mind that you’ll be contributing to climate change, a new study says.

Unnecessary imaging scans for Medicare recipients alone create up to 129 metric kilotons o...

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18 Sep

Kim Kardashian Just Got a Whole-Body MRI Scan. Should You?

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
September 18, 2023
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Whole-body MRI scans are the latest health fad to be promoted by celebrities, with Kim Kardashian taking to Instagram last month to tout the practice.

But doctors are warning that such whole-body scans, while tempting, are pricey and not all that accurate.

In fact,...

MRI Scans Screening Medical Technology: Misc.

27 Jul

Minorities Miss Out on Brain-Imaging Studies for Alzheimer's

Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
July 27, 2023
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Americans in ethnic and racial minority groups are underrepresented in Alzheimer's research, a new study finds.

Still, the review of U.S.-based Alzheimer's disease brain imaging studies found the gap is closing.

Compared with white patients, Hispanic Americans ar...

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01 May

Mind-Reading Technology Can Turn Brain Scans Into Language

Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
May 1, 2023
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A mind-reading device seems like science fiction, but researchers say they're firmly on the path to building one.

Using functional MRI (fMRI), a newly developed brain-computer interface can read a person's thoughts and translate them into full sentences, according to a <...

MRI Scans Neurology Mind / Body Connection Imaging Devices Medical Technology: Misc.

30 Mar

How Round Is Your Heart? It Might Matter for Health

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
March 30, 2023
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Assessing heart roundness may be a new way to diagnose cardiovascular conditions, new research suggests.

While doctors now use measures like heart chamber size and systolic function to diagnose and monitor cardiomyopathy and other related heart issues, cardiac sphericity...

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21 Mar

Good News or Bad, Patients Want Access to Medical Test Results

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
March 21, 2023
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When waiting for medical test results, days can feel like an eternity.

In a new survey, patients overwhelmingly say they'd like their results immediately -- even if their provider has not yet reviewed them and even if the news is bad.

In April 2021, new rules went ...

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06 Feb

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...

MRI Scans Cancer: Breast Screening Imaging Devices

18 Jul

Special Brain Scans May Diagnose Early Parkinson's

HealthDay Reporter
By Ellie Quinlan Houghtaling HealthDay Reporter
July 18, 2022
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It may not be long before highly sensitive scans might spot Parkinson's disease in its early stages, rese...

MRI Scans Parkinson's Neurology Brain

18 Apr

Brain Scans Spot When Psychosis, Depression Might Worsen

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
April 18, 2022
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The future of diagnosing and targeting treatments for serious mental health disorders may include MRI brain scans.

Researchers in the United Kingdom found that brain scans enabled them to identify which patients with major

MRI Scans Schizophrenia Psychology / Mental Health: Misc.Depression Brain

07 Jan

New MRI Technique Might Help Spot MS Sooner

HealthDay Reporter
Cara Murez
January 7, 2022
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Researchers in Austria say a new MRI technique may lead to faster diagnosis and treatment for people with multiple sclerosis.

The technique can detect biochemical changes in the brains of people with MS early in their disease, according to findings published Jan. 4 in th...

Diseases &, Conditions: Misc.MRI Scans Multiple Sclerosis

08 Dec

MRI Might Spot Concussion-Linked CTE in Living Patients

Ernie Mundell and Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporters
December 8, 2021
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Right now, the devastating concussion-linked brain condition known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) can only be diagnosed after death via autopsy. But new research could help change that, allowing doctors to someday spot the illness earlier.

According to the new...

Brain Concussions Head Injuries MRI Scans Neurology Research &, Development Sports Medicine

29 Nov

More Years Playing Football, More Brain Lesions on MRI: Study

Alan Mozes HealthDay Reporter
November 29, 2021
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Repetitive head hits are common in football, and they're also linked to debilitating brain injuries.

But rendering a definitive diagnosis typically means waiting for autopsy results after the player has died.

Now, a new study suggests that brain scans can reliably ...

Brain Concussions Dementia Exercise: Football Head Injuries MRI Scans Neurology Sports Medicine

23 Nov

Brain's 'White Matter' Changes in People With Autism

HealthDay Reporter
Robert Preidt
November 23, 2021
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Teens and young adults with autism show marked differences in their brains' white matter compared to those without the disorder, a new study finds.

"If you think of gray matter as the computer, white matter is like the cables," said study co-author Clara Weber, a postgra...

Autism Brain MRI Scans Screening

10 Nov

Black Men Less Likely to Get Follow-Up MRI When Test Suggests Prostate Cancer

HealthDay Reporter
Robert Preidt
November 10, 2021
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Black, Hispanic and Asian men in the United States are less likely than white men to receive a follow-up MRI after a screening suggests prostate cancer, a new study finds.

"We can't say definitively if the reason Black, Hispanic, and Asian men did not receive this partic...

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29 Oct

Magnetic Brain Stimulation Helped Rid Him of Decades-Long Depression

Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
October 29, 2021
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When Tommy Van Brocklin signed up for a trial of a special type of magnetic brain stimulation therapy that could potentially ease his depression, he had already been living with the mood disorder for 45 years.

Van Brocklin, 60, first underwent an MRI that located the par...

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07 Oct

Are Breast Self-Exams Necessary? The Answer May Surprise You

HealthDay Reporter
Cara Murez
October 7, 2021
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A shift in thinking means it's OK to skip your monthly breast self-exam -- but don't miss your regular professional checkup and diagnostic imaging, health experts say.

A periodic visual check in a mirror can be helpful, breast health experts from the Cedars-Sinai health ...

Cancer: Breast Cancer: Misc.Doctors MRI Scans Mammography Screening

06 Oct

AI Helps Rule Out Cancer in Women With Dense Breasts

HealthDay Reporter
Cara Murez
October 6, 2021
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While mammograms have reduced deaths by detecting breast cancers when they're small and easier to treat, it's less effective for women with dense breasts.

However, a new study finds that supplemental MRI screening can make a difference for these women, who are more ...

Cancer: Breast MRI Scans Mammography

23 Sep

Signs of Early Alzheimer's May Be Spotted in Brain Stem

Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
September 23, 2021
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Certain changes in a part of the brain stem, visible in scans, might be a potential early indicator of Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.

Using different brain imaging techniques, researchers found that lesser "integrity" in the brain stem region was linked to a ...

Alzheimer's Brain Dementia MRI Scans Memory Problems Neurology

14 Sep

Is Hysterectomy Always Needed for a Common, Painful Gynecologic Condition?

HealthDay Reporter
Steven Reinberg
September 14, 2021
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A hysterectomy isn't necessarily needed to treat a common women's health problem, researchers report.

Adenomyosis is abnormal tissue growth in the wall of the uterus, which causes cramps and heavy menstrual bleeding. The condition affects as many as one in three women.

Cramps: Menstrual Endometriosis Fibroids Hysterectomy MRI Scans Uterine Problems Women's Problems: Misc.

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