A radiologist and public health expert breaks down what we know about President Trump's CT scan, and what this means for his ...
Each year, the US performs more than 93 million computed tomography (CT) scans, many of which offer limited clinical value. For patients with mild head injuries, CT scans are often ordered reflexively ...
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 ...
There are about 70 million baby boomers in the United States, many now over age 65. As people age, rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases rise, leading to more use of blood thinners such ...
Loan, 22, suffered a hemorrhagic stroke caused by a cerebral arteriovenous malformation and was saved by timely emergency intervention by doctors.
A new study by investigators from Mass General Brigham suggests that heavy alcohol use may lead to more severe brain bleeds and cause long-term brain vessel damage at a younger age. The team’s results ...
A mum was shocked to be told her four-year-old daughter's internal bleeding was being caused by a "super rare" birthmark on her brain. At two years old, Blake was left partially paralysed on her right ...
Heavy alcohol consumption — three or more drinks a day — is linked to earlier and more severe intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), a new study showed. Heavy drinkers experienced ICH about 11 years sooner ...
A new study found that habitual drinkers were more likely to develop earlier strokes and larger brain bleeds. A color-enhanced, cross-sectional CT image of the brain of a patient showing a massive ...