Recent findings suggest CT scans could be a major cancer risk, but some critics don’t think the estimates add up.

A large study of more than 5 million women over 30 years has suggested that CT scans before conception could increase the risk of pregnancy loss and congenital anomalies. As concerning as the results ...

May 8, 2025 – If you’ve ever hesitated before getting a CT scan, you’re not alone. A recent study linked 5% of all new cancer cases to radiation exposure from CT scans – a finding that’s raised ...

A recent study links exposure to radiation from medical imaging to a small-but-significant risk of blood cancers among ...

CT scans pose significant radiation exposure, since they involve a series of many X-rays that are combined to create a ...

If you have stomach cancer, you have a higher chance of being cured if your healthcare team detects it early. A CT scan is often part of the diagnosis. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer, happens when ...

Buffalo, N.Y.-based Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center is taking a new approach to cancer care by providing low-dose CT-scans in the back of a trailer, Buffalo News reported Feb. 26. The $4 ...

In October, NYU plans to start checking newly acquired CT scans for osteoporosis, a large scale experiment in "opportunistic ...

It can reveal plaque in arteries, offering a more precise estimate of a person’s risk of heart disease. Yet the test remains ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Smokers who have a single CT scan to look for lung cancer have a one in ...

Smokey, a red-faced spider monkey at the Welsh Mountain Zoo in Colwyn Bay, Conwy, needed a CT scan when he fell ill with ...