High blood pressure affects millions of people around the world and is one of the biggest causes of heart disease, stroke, ...

The underlying cause of nearly all heart attacks is clogging of the arteries with cholesterol (atherosclerosis). It starts early in life and by middle age, can be very advanced. The problem is, even ...

PET scans may serve as both a diagnostic and prognostic tool in giant cell arteritis (GCA), according to a new study. In over 100 patients with GCA who underwent 18 F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET ...

PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

Experts continue to discuss whether knowing your Alzheimer's risk is worthwhile or not. A new study found that a certain type of brain scan can detect people who have early brain changes linked to ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

PET scans can detect amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, which are often early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. But they’re not enough on their own to make a diagnosis. Alzheimer’s disease is ...

In my last piece, 4 Techniques to Help with Physical Pain, I described four exercises to help ease bodily pain. The response to that piece was so positive that I thought I'd follow-up by describing ...

Many doctors recommend the heart test to pinpoint which patients would benefit from treatment to reduce their cardiovascular risk. By Jane E. Brody For nearly 45 years, doctors have relied on ...

A new 10-minute scan could help millions with difficult-to-treat high blood pressure get the right treatment. Around quarter of people with high blood pressure, have adrenal glands which produce too ...