(Reuters Health) – Bones may age faster in older women who get too little sleep, a U.S. study suggests. Based on data from nearly 11,000 participants in a long-term study, researchers found that postmenopausal women who slept less than five hours a night were ... More »
(Reuters Health) – A virtual reality program with cartoon characters may reduce children’s fear before imaging procedures, a South Korean study suggests. Compared to verbal instructions, a virtual reality experience that explained the process of chest X-rays i... More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – After an abnormal mammogram, Asian women in the U.S. are less likely than white women to get follow-up tests to de More »
Siemens logo is pictured on a CT scan in the manufacturing plant of Siemens Healthineers in Forchheim near Nuremberg, Germany, October 7, 2016. REUTERS/Michaela Rehle By Will Boggs MD(Reuters Health) – Improvement or worsening of chest pain symptoms and qualit... More »
By Gene Emery(Reuters Health) – It might be possible for people with an older pacemaker to safely get an MRI after all.A new study suggests t More »
By Madeline Kennedy(Reuters Health) – As cancer drug costs rise, U.S. cancer patients are more likely than other medical patients to struggle with pa More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Women whose breasts are composed mainly of dense glandular tissue rather than fat may have higher odds of developi More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Widespread breast cancer screening may catch more small, slow-growing tumors that are unlikely to be fatal without More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Despite advances that have made treatments safer and more effective, childhood cancer survivors don’t appear to ha More »
By Lisa Rapaport(Reuters Health) – Women with early-stage breast cancer may have fewer treatment complications and lower costs when they don’t get a More »
(Reuters Health) – U.S. states need better policies for transporting high-risk pregnant women and newborns to the specialized care they need – and then back to their local hospitals for continuing care, researchers say. Focusing on transportation policies as a... More »
