Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

Bone health evaluation: Here's all you need to know about what are DEXA or Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry scans and should you get this bone density scan DEXA or Dual-Energy X-Ray Absorptiometry ...

Osteoporosis causes bones to become so weak and brittle, that even a fall or mild stress such as bending over or coughing can cause a fracture. Women tend to have smaller, thinner bones than men and ...

A biopsy is the only test that can confirm a cancer diagnosis. However, before doctors conduct a biopsy, they may take a person’s medical history, perform a physical exam, and order various imaging ...

A bone scan looks for changes in your bones. Before the test you have a radioactive tracer injection into your bloodstream. You have this through a tube (cannula) into a vein in your hand. It takes 2 ...

DEXA scan stands for dual energy x-ray absorptiometry. It’s also called a bone densitometry scan. It uses low dose x-rays to take measurements to work out the strength (density) of your bones. You ...

X-rays are an important first step in diagnosing bone cancer. On an X-ray, bone cancers can make a person’s bones have a ragged, less solid appearance. Bones may also look as though holes formed ...