To reduce unnecessary CT use, some hospitals have begun using blood-based biomarkers to guide triage in mild head trauma. With CMS preparing new Medicare diagnostic guidance, the opportunity to shift ...

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 ...

CT scans are quick, painless, non-invasive tests that can identify everything from brain tumors to injuries from an accident. But a new study published in the journal JAMA Internal Medicine shows a ...

It happens every day at North Shore University Hospital’s busy emergency department in Manhasset — patients who have fallen and hit their head are brought in for evaluation and possible treatment.

About 40% of cancers among Americans can be attributed to potentially modifiable factors such as smoking, drinking, obesity, and physical inactivity. If a widely reported study from earlier this year ...