Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

For the best part of 12 months, my at-home BIA scales confidently told me that I was sitting on a lean 13% body fat. This was ...

Having a quick spine check as part of a routine bone scan could uncover hidden fractures that affect millions of people. This ...

As many people begin the year with health and fitness resolutions, Boise State University’s Human Performance Laboratory is ...

Spine checks will be added to routine bone scans on the NHS to find hidden fractures. The measure could help osteoporosis ...

A medical device that gives people a clear picture of their health - and is trusted by doctors - is now available to the general public. The device can also be a starting point in the fight against ...

In my time as a sports dietitian, I have consistently argued that understanding bone health—and the factors that contribute ...

Low-dose chest CT for lung cancer screening provides the opportunity to simultaneously screen patients for osteoporosis, detecting notably higher rates of osteoporosis in men than the traditional tool ...

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 ...