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Digital Mammography: Is Newer Always Better?

By Rachel Walden | Nov 1, 2013 | Comments Off on Digital Mammography: Is Newer Always Better?

You may have noticed last time you got a mammogram that your facility uses digital imaging rather than traditional X-ray film. Why is that? And, is there any benefit to the newer techniques?

Traveling by Air? Go for the Grope!

By Charlea T. Massion, MD, and Adriane Fugh-Berman, MD | Jan 22, 2011 | Comments Off on Traveling by Air? Go for the Grope!

Whose silly idea was it to start X-raying people along with the baggage at airports? Most of the media coverage of airport security scanners has focused on privacy issues, but we’re far more concerned about possible health risk: frequent flyers may be racking up increased cancer risk along with their miles, because of radiation exposure.