Dear Doctor: What are the numbers physicians look at when reviewing bone density scans?

I’m a woman of 54 with somewhat limited mobility due to back pain. Perhaps for this reason, my primary care physician ordered ...
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Pap smears to bone density tests: What your gynaecologist wants you to check in your 20s, 30s and beyond

Your gynaecological health priorities change with age. Experts explain which checks are important at every stage of life and ...
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I thought I was lean until a DEXA scan revealed the surprising truth about my body fat

Superhuman Troy shares the humbling and eye-opening experience of getting a DEXA scan that revealed his body fat was ...

This 10-second balance test may help predict how long you'll live, research shows

This simple 10-second test is linked to longevity. Learn how to do it and what to try if you can’t hold it yet.

My father died of cancer at 72. A $12,000 longevity exam at a Silicon Valley clinic found both good and bad news in my DNA.

I enrolled in Human Longevity's executive health program. My cancer results were reassuring, but my genetic results left me a ...
Medical Xpress

Fracture risk detection in women improved beyond bone density tests

Most tools used to assess the risk of fractures and osteoporosis rely on bone density alone, but these may miss a large number of women who still go on to break bones. A technology developed at Ohio ...
Newsday

Brain injuries are being assessed with a blood test rather than a costly CT scan

It happens every day at North Shore University Hospital’s busy emergency department in Manhasset — patients who have fallen and hit their head are brought in for evaluation and possible treatment.