Hawaii had the lowest rate of lumbar spine MRIs performed for lower back pain between July 1, 2022, and June 30, 2023, according to CMS data released Feb. 19.  CMS measures the percentage of lumbar ...

NPR's Ayesha Rascoe asks Dr. Rebecca Smith-Bindman about her research indicating CT scans, which emit radiation, will cause some 100,000 cases of cancer annually.

The surest way to eliminate exposure to radiation from CT scans is to stop doing the low-value ones. Yet efforts to restrict ...

A new study projects that CT scans performed in the US in 2023 could cause around 103,000 future cancers, potentially ...

Low back pain is not only a struggle for those who suffer from it, but it is also a challenge for medical professionals to ...

The most common types of cancers estimated to be a result of CT scans were lung cancer and colon cancer—two cancers that are ...

Your next computed tomography, or CT, scan might be riskier than commonly assumed. A study out today calculates that CT scans ...

ST. LOUIS -- Cardinals second baseman Masyn Winn left Friday night's 2-0 win over the Philadelphia Phillies because of lower back spasms. Winn played the first inning of the game, but did not go ...

I overheard a conversation during an assignment at a cat show in Ballinteer ... they have never looked back. As we (I was with my son Freddy, a student of photography) arrived at Aqua Dog ...

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Masyn Winn left Friday night’s game against the Philadelphia Phillies due to lower back spasms. Winn played the first inning of the game ...