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COPD, which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema, is progressive, meaning it gets worse over time without treatment. People with COPD have difficulty breathing because of inflammation and damage ...

The number of head CT scans used during ER visits increased from 7.8 million in 2007 to 16 million between 2007 and 2022, but ...

A new study shows large increases in the use of computed tomography (CT) scans of the head in emergency departments across the United States from 2007 to 2022. The study, which was published on ...

In recent years, AI has emerged as a powerful tool for analyzing medical images. Thanks to advances in computing and large ...

Use of head CT scans in U.S. emergency departments has more than doubled over the past 15 years, a new study says. Nearly 16 million head CT scans were ordered by ERs in 2022, up from under 8 million ...

About 5,000 years ago, people living in what is now Iran began extracting copper from rock by processing ore, an activity known as smelting. This monumental shift gave them a powerful new technology ...

CT scans identified cancer in 13% of patients with non-specific symptoms, despite a fivefold increase in referrals from GPs from 2012 to 2019. Around 1 in 7 patients were diagnosed with cancer. This ...

The U.K. company presented findings that its 360 e-Lung technology could potentially speed up the diagnosis of progressive pulmonary fibrosis by nearly two years in more than half of the patients ...

Mystic Aquarium has installed a computed tomography scanner, enhancing its ability to care for aquatic animals.

More Americans are receiving computed tomography (CT) scans than ever before, and while this technology can save lives, some scientists are concerned that low doses of ionizing radiation could ...

Welcome to Culture Clinic, MedPage Today's collaboration with Northwell Health to offer a healthcare professional's take on the latest viral medical topics. Doctors performing certain medical scans on ...