NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually. X-rays and CT scans have ...

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

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 ...

What if your old chest scans—taken years ago for something unrelated—held a secret warning about your heart? A new AI tool called AI-CAC, developed by Mass General Brigham and the VA, can now comb ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Hsieh, M.D., covers healthcare economics, innovation, and policy. Radiologists have fielded numerous questions in recent ...

X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost. A new ...