DEXA scans are all the talk in the wellness world, with tons of celebrities swearing by them in their health endeavors. If they've popped up in your feed, you might be asking yourself—do I need one, ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs. While a DEXA scan is the gold standard for spotting osteoporosis and weak ...

Bone loss accelerates two years before menopause, yet screening guidelines for osteoporosis start over a decade later. This ...

Guest Contributor Dr. Rosina Shrestha is a board-certified internal medicine physician with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. She sees patients at the Kaiser Permanente White Marsh Medical ...

Osteoporosis is a silent disease that weakens bones and increases the risk of fractures without noticeable early symptoms ...

I had no idea I was losing bone density until a fracture led to my diagnosis. Here's what I wish I'd known sooner.

DXA – or sometimes DEXA – scans are important for people in their 60s and above. They are also increasingly used by younger people interested in body composition. A DXA – dual-energy X-ray ...

When should women really start worrying about bone density? If you think the answer is 65, you might want to reconsider. A ...

Fitnescity Health, the largest U.S. network of preventive imaging, today opened its infrastructure to health platforms, with ...

Typically, when people say they’re trying to lose weight, what they actually mean is they’re trying change their body composition—they're trying to be leaner. A lower number on the scale could be an ...

What is the typical staff dose from a DXA examination? » My office is located next door to the DXA scanning room, should I be concerned? » Does the design of a DXA equipment affect staff doses? » Is ...