July 29, 2009 — Computed tomographic (CT) scans seldom lead to diagnosis or contribute to immediate management of young children presenting to the emergency department with headache but normal ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elijah Portillo was struggling with headaches and dizziness at school — then his family learned he had a brain tumor at the base ...

$1 billion spent annually on scans that don't help much, study says. It’s Friday, time for a little medical madness. Never mind that the practice is costly and unnecessary, never mind the radiation ...

Medical imaging scans that create detailed images of the body's internal structures are widely used in medicine. Doctors need them to detect and manage certain types of cancer, assess the extent of ...

Too many patients are getting unnecessary brain scans for headaches, and that use is growing, according to a new study. Since most headaches are benign, guidelines have recommended against routine ...

Elijah Portillo was struggling with headaches and dizziness at school — then his family learned he had a brain tumor at the base of his skull A Las Vegas family is stressing the importance of parental ...