Parkinson's disease (PD) is a progressive, incurable neuro-degenerative disease. Symptoms appear when approximately 70% of mid-brain dopaminergic neurons have died. Temporal analysis of the calculated ...

Are CT scans silently triggering a cancer epidemic — or are we being misled by speculative modeling and media-fueled fear? A ...

It was while looking at a CT (computed tomographic image) of a skull, that went as far back as the larynx, that inspiration hit McCarrel.

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body’s internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

It was announced on the June 3 episode of WWE NXT that Ricky had suffered a laryngeal contusion. An image of Ricky’s CT scan was provided, and it was stated that updates on his condition would be ...

An image from Saints’ CT scan was shown – which you can view below – showing Saint’s larynx (voice box) next to an image of a normal larynx. No timetable was given for Saints’ WWE return. It was ...

In female patients, breast cancer risk due to CT scans also increased notably (5,700 cases). The researchers linked CT scans to the abdomen and pelvis to 37% of the radiation-induced cancer cases, ...

The study highlights that while the risk from a single scan is low, it is not zero. Children and teenagers are at higher risk because their bodies are still developing.

These findings highlight the need for routine CT imaging in RP patients, as subclinical airway damage was common (66% in asymptomatic patients). Incorporating regular laryngeal evaluation in clinical ...

Medical Examiner Are CT Scans Causing a Ton of Cancer? I’m an epidemiologist who fact-checks the news. Here’s what you actually need to know about that viral paper.

Computed tomography (CT) scans, which can detect everything from cancer to blood clots, may not in every case provide enough benefit to outweigh the risks of radiation exposure, a new analysis finds.

New research projects that the tens of millions of CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could result in over 100,000 cases of cancer.