As 40 quickly approaches, I am becoming increasingly aware of the medical screenings that are in my future. With a history of breast cancer in my family, I have already been getting mammograms since I was 33. Recently, I was reading the May/June issue of the Journal of the American Society of Radiologic Technologists, I found an article about ...

While colorectal cancer is the second leading cause of death from cancer in the United States and third most frequently diagnosed cancer, many people are reluctant to have a colonoscopy. Colonoscopies are procedures that look for pre-cancerous growths or polyps, cancer, or other diseases of the large intestine. While cost and lack of access to ...

Our current health care and unemployment crises have left so many Americans without health insurance. This is inexcusable in such a wealthy, industrialized nation. Other countries like Canada and Norway offer their citizens a national insurance system at little or no cost. One person keenly aware of this terrible problem is Dr. Mehmet Oz. ...

There was a recent news article that made national news discussing CT in a positive light. This is in stark contrast to the many negative things that are often reported about the radiologic modality due to the high levels of radiation utilized in most CT scans.The article discussed the effectiveness of a low-dose spiral CT of the chest to detect ...

This week I saw my first patient refuse her CT scan due to her concerns of receiving too much radiation. She stated that she has had numerous scans recently and knows that the radiation can be dangerous. This led me to research this topic a bit and gather some more information so I could be better informed. I found an article in USA Today that ...