A biopsy is the only test that can confirm a cancer diagnosis. However, before doctors conduct a biopsy, they may take a person’s medical history, perform a physical exam, and order various imaging ...

The standard of care provided by Jersey's rheumatology service was "well below" acceptable standards, according to a review More than 200 hospital patients will be called for a repeat scan to test ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...

For a sidebar on how this story came together, click here. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has long been the gold standard for osteoporosis screening. But now, thousands of patients may be ...

Millions of older women are at risk of fractures, and standard tests miss many of them. Now, researchers from Ohio University ...

A DEXA, or DXA, scan is a bone density scan which uses low doses of X-rays to see how dense - and therefore strong - a patient's bones are. Credit: PA Images More than 250 patients who received bone ...