About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Paul Hsieh, M.D., covers healthcare economics, innovation, and policy. Radiologists have fielded numerous questions in recent ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Do CT scans raise your risk of cancer? A new study weighs in. (Getty Images) Radiation is everywhere—in the air we breathe, the ...

X-rays and CT scans have revolutionized medicine. Doctors can look inside the body and diagnose diseases even before people feel ill. But medical imaging that uses radiation comes at a cost. A new ...

While these advanced imaging tools save lives by detecting injuries and illness, mounting evidence suggests they may come with long-term consequences that patients need to understand before agreeing ...

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A hot potato: A new study from UC San Francisco is raising alarms about the widespread use of computed tomography (CT) scans in the United States, warning that the technology may be responsible for as ...