Detecting and treating diseases in the chest often presents unique challenges. Because of their concealed but critical location, many conditions, such as lung cancer, remain difficult to detect until ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

Hundreds of hospitals are routinely performing a type of chest scan that experts say should be used rarely, subjecting patients to double doses of radiation and driving up health-care costs. In a ...

A mother of three says COVID-19 saved her life after she was hospitalized with the virus and got a chest scan that revealed she had breast cancer. Retired nurse Jan Dea, 61, is now in remission but ...

Usually, swollen chest lymph nodes are too deep in the chest for a person to feel them. Any swollen lymph nodes in the chest appear on imaging scans. Swelling can indicate an underlying condition.

Researchers have identified a new method for analyzing chest CT scans that may help physicians better understand the different forms of sarcoidosis, a complex inflammatory lung disease that affects ...

Smoking marijuana could be more harmful than people realize, a new study suggests. Chest scans show marijuana smokers may be more likely to develop inflamed airways and a certain type of emphysema ...

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