Five U.S. universities will collaborate in a five-year, $10 million project sponsored by the National Science Foundation to develop a camera able to see beneath human skin to diagnose and monitor various health conditions and/or complications, according to a Feb. 26 Carnegie Mellon University release.

Many breast cancer patients harbor misconceptions and fears about radiation treatment—and a new study reveals most patients find their actual experience is better than anticipated.

New research suggests emergency patients are often given unwarranted CT scans to check for skull fractures and brain hemorrhage, resulting in wasted healthcare dollars and increasing exposure to radiation, according to an American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) press release.

STAMFORD, Conn., Feb. 26, 2018 – FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc., a leading provider of diagnostic imaging products with a comprehensive portfolio of digital radiography (DR) and women’s health solutions, today announced nine of the initial healthcare systems across the United States which have selected Fujifilm’s ASPIRE Cristalle mammography system with 3D imaging or Digital Breast Tomosynthesis (DBT) option to improve their diagnostic imaging capabilities and women’s health patient outcomes.

Since an outbreak in Brazil in 2015 grabbed headlines around the world, the Zika virus has affected many infants who were born with microcephaly. However, a new animal study led by researchers from the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle has found that the Zika virus may damage fetal brains even when the baby's head is normal, according to a recent report by Science Daily.

Mammograms performed at a South Florida office may have been done improperly urging the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to recommend patients seek new testing, WSVN Miami reports.

The power of a baby's kick in the womb packs more of a punch than you would think. A recent study published in the Journal of the Royal Society Interface used MRI of fetuses and computer models to track and calculate the force of a kick and the stresses it puts on the fetal skeleton.  

Secondary lesions in breast cancer patients occur at varying rates—some individuals remain in a latent asymptomatic state without metastases longer than others.