Many older women get bone scans every two years to look for signs of osteoporosis. But for the vast majority of people, the repeat scans don't... Many women have heard that they should be concerned ...

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 ...

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 ...

A nuclear bone scan is an imaging technique that uses radioactive substances to create three-dimensional (3D) images of the bones. Doctors use bone scans to diagnose and monitor bone diseases, such as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s little debate among scientists that the female hormone estrogen is integral to maintaining strong bones. Osteoporosis, in which the bones become brittle, most commonly strikes women after ...

Goo-Yeong Cho, M.D., Ph.D. A clinical diagnosis of thin and brittle bones in women is strongly linked to adverse health events from atherosclerosis, or hardening and narrowing of the arteries, ...

A bone marrow biopsy is a medical procedure used to collect a small sample of bone marrow, which is the soft, spongy tissue inside your bones where blood cells are made. This test helps a physician ...