PET scans can light up tumors in the body and help doctors determine if they are cancerous or benign (noncancerous). The results of a PET scan help guide medical decisions. A PET scan is a type of ...

Ryan Crownholm, a middle-aged Army veteran with luminous green eyes and a strong jawline, likes to describe himself as a health hacker. He has written on LinkedIn that, after founding and running ...

Pain in your upper right belly a couple of hours after a large or fatty meal is one of the first signs that you may have gallstones. To figure it out, your doctor may want you to have a test called a ...

What Is a Coronary Calcium Scan? You’ve probably heard how good calcium is for your bones. But did you know calcium might be a big clue to your heart health, too? Your doctor can use what’s called a ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

In my last piece, 4 Techniques to Help with Physical Pain, I described four exercises to help ease bodily pain. The response to that piece was so positive that I thought I'd follow-up by describing ...

After just four seconds, the full-body scan pops up on a computer monitor, revealing the knife stashed in his shirt pocket, just below his badge. As a test subject inside the new scanner at the DuPage ...