Is worrying about your health keeping you up at night? Well, for the low cost of a couple of grand, you can achieve peace of mind with a full-body MRI scan. The preventative MRI with a hefty price tag also comes packaged with criticism. Organizations like ...

Healing a broken bone can take months, and knowing whether recovery is on track often takes just as long. Doctors typically rely on periodic X-rays, capturing two-dimensional images to see how the bone is growing back together. Patients return for follow ...

Not every invention will change the world, but a disparate group of scientists pushing the limits of nuclear magnetic resonance managed one that did.

Medically reviewed by Sohaib Imtiaz, MD Key Takeaways Full-body MRIs can find early signs of disease, including cancer, without using radiation. These scans can be expensive and are often not covered by insurance without a medical reason.

Doctors emphasize the importance of using evidence-based imaging for cancer screening. Full-body scans aren't routinely recommended, but they can be beneficial for certain high-risk individuals. Other inherited mutations increase the risk of cancer in ...

I’ve always been in tune with my body. But at some points, I’ve become a little bit too in tune, which has led to some overthinking, and a bit of health anxiety. However, in recent months, I’ve channeled my anxiety into more of a curiosity about how ...

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 several construction-related companies, he started to think ...

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