Some doctors and influencers say women shouldn’t wait until their 60s for a DEXA scan. Here’s what to consider before getting one.

Older adults with lower bone density showed faster cognitive decline and more white matter change over five years.

Women at higher risk for fractures may benefit from getting a DEXA scan before the recommended age of 65. Strength training ...

Routine osteoporosis screening with DEXA scans, which measure bone density, generally begins at age 65 for women. But some women get screened earlier—including the Kardashians. On a recent episode of ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I’m a woman of 54 with somewhat limited mobility due to back pain. Perhaps for this reason, my primary care physician ordered a DEXA scan in 2023 and again in 2026. I was alarmed when ...

A routine chest CT may contain more health information than doctors originally ordered it to find. Researchers from Johns ...

Osteoporosis progresses gradually and painlessly over many years. Many people do not have their bone density measured until ...

Bones form the fundamental structural framework of our bodies, supporting our posture, facilitating movement, and protecting ...

Every day, hospitals around the world generate millions of computed tomography scans, and most of them contain a quiet, ...

Automated extraction of trabecular volumetric bone mineral density (vBMD) from thoracic CT scans showed reproducibility across diverse technical acquisition scenarios, supporting its feasibility for ...

According to the researchers, this scan is among the most common imaging tests in older adults.