United States striker Patrick Agyemang was stretchered off in the first half of a 2-0 win for Derby County on Monday with a non-contact injury that will require a scan. After the win against Stoke ...

Measuring cholesterol levels has long been the main way doctors assess the risk of heart disease. Increasingly, people are opting, too, for a simple, relatively affordable test: a coronary artery ...

Recently, a patient came to the hospital where I work with a persistent cough. Their doctor had ordered a CT scan – a type of imaging that creates detailed cross-sectional pictures of the body’s ...

HOUSTON — Full-body MRI scans are gaining popularity as a form of proactive health screening promoted by influencers and celebrities online. For one Houston father, the scan revealed a hidden ...

The rise of full-body MRI scans has been framed as a victory for consumer empowerment. Skip the referrals. Skip the waiting. Pay out of pocket and finally see what is happening inside your body, ...

Full-body MRIs are all the rage. Celebrities and influencers tout the benefits of such scans that could find asymptomatic aneurysms and cancers lurking in your body. Sometimes, they're life-saving.

SCAN Health Plan added 127,000 members during Medicare's annual enrollment period, making for 40.6% growth. This marks the most successful enrollment window in the non-profit insurer's history, the ...

Katie Palmer covers telehealth, clinical artificial intelligence, and the health data economy — with an emphasis on the impacts of digital health care for patients, providers, and businesses. You can ...

As 2026 kicks off, many are focusing on health, maybe trying to lose weight or cut back on happy hour drinks, but there's another option out there, and some people think it's even more important. In ...

Withings has announced the Body Scan 2, a new smart scale that the French health tech company says can track over 60 longitudinal biomarker measurements that enable the early detection of health ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. The Body Scan 2 is a ...