If you’re someone who’s at risk for developing osteoporosis, you’re probably well-accustomed to receiving regular bone density tests. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA) is a radiologic ...

Most women are unaware that their bones reach their maximum strength by about thirty years of age.

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

This is a sidebar to an investigation on the growing use of QCT to screen for osteoporosis. Which test should the doctor and patient believe? This journalist can corroborate concerns about the ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Health experts for years have been trying to get osteoporosis bone density scans on the same public wavelength as mammograms, prostate exams and other routine screenings for ...

Doctors can often spot bone cancer as ragged or hollow areas on an X-ray. While X-rays are usually a reliable first test, a doctor will typically need a bone biopsy to confirm a diagnosis. An X-ray ...

The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...

(BPT) – Most people have heard of osteoporosis, but many people don’t put much thought into their own bone health. However, in the United States, 54 million people age 50 and over either have or are ...

Bone mineral density tests are the current standard used to diagnose osteoporosis, a disease that weakens the bones and increases the risk of fracture. Still, health experts say many at-risk people ...

What is a bone marrow test? A bone marrow test is a way of testing cells from your bone marrow. Bone marrow is the spongy tissue inside your bones that makes blood cells. To find out whether there are ...