A recent study estimated that up to 5% of all cancers may have been caused by CT scans, raising questions about when and how the technology should be used. The greatest risk is to infants, since they ...

The surprising dangers of CT scans and X-rays Patients are often exposed to cancer-causing radiation for little medical reason, a Consumer Reports investigation finds ...

The NHS carries out around five million CT scans a year for reasons such as assessing internal injuries after an accident and diagnosing conditions like cancer, stroke, or broken bones.

We live in an age where medical technology can uncover what the naked eye can’t, and CT scans are a major part of that advancement. But with growing chatter around radiation exposure and potential ...

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows ...

From my CT scan, I expected a brush with mortality — the opportunity to see the forbidden land of my own guts, to contemplate their eventual decomposition.

200 cats were taken from a CT home. The case shines a light on animal hoarding and what experts say can be ‘an insidious progression.’ ...

Scans of mummies at Chicago’s Field Museum of Natural History uncovered new details about how they were prepared for the afterlife and helped solve a baffling mystery.

A stomach-turning image of a parasite infection embedded in the muscle of a human body shows the dangers a person can face if they consume undercooked pork.

A team of scientists in the United States has developed a blood test that uses machine learning to hunt for the telltale signs of lung cancer. The system, which is still early in its development, c… ...

Security researchers in Israel have developed malware that can add realistic-looking but entirely fake growths to CT and MRI scans or hide real cancerous nodules that would be detected by the ...