Brain swelling, or cerebral edema, is a medical emergency. Learn about the evidence-based treatments doctors use to reduce ...

Delayed diagnosis is a serious issue in modern medicine. Explore conditions that are frequently diagnosed too late or ...

In 1979, Hounsfield won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his role in the development of computer-assisted ...

As Washington battles over access to health care, a Post journalist’s experience at a public hospital in Brazil shone light ...

Delayed intracranial hemorrhage is uncommon in patients with mild traumatic brain injury receiving anticoagulant therapy, a study finds.

A young WA girl’s incredible progress against the odds was cut short last year when she died unexpectedly from a brain bleed. Now her foster mother is demanding answers.

A woman died from a head injury after doctors failed to carry out a CT scan which would have revealed bleeding on her brain, an inquest opening heard. Lily Ramsden from Darwen was admitted to the ...

Gogglebox star Elaine Cooper has opened up about suffering a ten-week bleed on her brain, ... Elaine, who had her diagnosis confirmed in April 2024 following a CT scan and an MRI, ...

The safety of CT scans has long been debated—particularly since what we know about cancer risks of low ... blood clots, bowel disorders, kidney stones, internal bleeding, and brain or spinal ...

CT scans are used to diagnose a range of conditions including broken bones, ... internal bleeding and cardiovascular problems. ... while in children the biggest risk came from CTs of the head.

They intubated him, gave him intravenous medications, and conducted a CT scan of his head. “Medical staff began brain death protocol Feb. 19 due to the massive intra-cranial hemorrhage,” ICE ...