medical screening

Get Your Pap Smear to Screen for Cervical Cancer—But Less Often

By Deborah Kotz - On Women - November 20, 2009

Overtesting causes unnecessary anxiety and doesn't cut cancer deaths. Here's how often you need a Pap. more >>

Blood Test Could Boost Clarity of Breast MRI Results for Some

Health - November 20, 2009

Taking menstrual cycle into account when booking exam may cut need for repeat scans, study suggests more >>

For Chest Pain in the ER, CT Angiography May Be Best

Health - November 19, 2009

Procedure cuts diagnosis time and costs, study finds more >>

The Mummies' Curse: Heart Disease

Health - November 17, 2009

Finding suggests atherosclerosis is as old as the pyramids, and not an ill of the modern world more >>

Routine Mammograms Before 50: Not Much Point

By Katherine Hobson - Health - November 16, 2009

On balance, they do more harm than good, a government task force concludes in new recommendations. more >>

Medical Tests Hit Heart Patients With High Doses of Radiation

Health - November 16, 2009

Average amount more than five times higher than annual exposure outside hospital, study shows more >>

Gestures Processed in Brain's Language Center

Health - November 14, 2009

Talking with your hands could be linked to evolution, research suggests more >>

New Polyp Detection Method Could Be Cost-Saver

Health - November 10, 2009

Optical technology is as accurate as colorectal tissue examination, study finds more >>

New Smells 'Etched' in Brain: Study

Health - November 6, 2009

Findings might play a role in boosting memories -- or forgetting them, researchers say more >>

Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps

Health - November 6, 2009

Study suggests differences in patient preparation and doctor fatigue play a role more >>

Cooling May Reduce Brain Lesions in Newborns

Health - November 5, 2009

Treatment after oxygen deprivation accounts for better motor skills later, study suggests more >>

Waiting, Wondering About Radiology Results Irks Patients

Health - November 4, 2009

Getting details in writing would be ideal, survey finds more >>

CT Scans Surpass X-Rays for Swine Flu: Study

Health - October 22, 2009

In high-risk patients, scans better able to spot serious complications, researchers say more >>

American Cancer Society Stands By Cancer Screening Guidelines

Health - October 21, 2009

Group has no plans to rethink testing for breast, prostate tumors, contrary to published report more >>

More MRI Machines May Mean More Back Surgeries

Health - October 14, 2009

But many of these procedures will not help patients, researchers warn more >>

Focused Radiation Protects Tumor Patients' Brain Function

Health - October 5, 2009

Researchers recommend standard treatment with monitoring over whole-brain radiotherapy more >>

Docs Miss Test Results -- Even With Alerts

Health - September 28, 2009

Communication woes still plague medical system, researchers find more >>

Steps Start to Add Up to a Math Path in the Brain

Health - September 24, 2009

With functional MRI, researchers see that numbers trigger distinct activity patterns more >>

Successful Dieters Show Unique Brain Patterns

Health - September 23, 2009

Scans found regions related to inhibition, self-control were more active more >>

Blood Tests May Spot Colon Cancer

Health - September 22, 2009

Easier detection method might encourage more people to get screened, experts say. more >>

Alzheimer's Gene Affects Brains of Young Adults

Health - September 11, 2009

Finding might help predict who's susceptible to the disease, study says more >>

Brain Scans Could Help Spot Schizophrenia Earlier

Health - September 9, 2009

Imaging technology might advance treatment of psychotic disorders, researchers say more >>

Motivation May Be at Root of ADHD

Health - September 8, 2009

Scans suggest that symptoms stem from deficits in brain's rewards system more >>

6 Secrets to Getting the Right Medical Diagnosis

By Deborah Kotz - Health - September 2, 2009

Even doctors get misdiagnosed. Here's what leading diagnosticians do to get the right answers. more >>

Scans Shed New Light on Concussions

Health - August 28, 2009

Technology helps detect hidden brain damage, study shows more >>