Medicare coverage of a new osteoporosis screening tool may help to address the challenge of identifying and treating patients ...

Quest Diagnostics may be the preferred lab your health insurance, doctors, or specialists use for blood work or other samples. We’re reviewing its sub-brand Quest Health, from which you can order your ...

What if you could easily test the strength of your bones and muscle functionality at home, instead of undergoing expensive tests at the doctor’s office? Researchers from the Mayo Clinic have developed ...

Preventive screenings, such as bone density tests, can help identify potential medical problems. Medicare covers some costs. Bone density tests may help prevent expensive reparative treatments.

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT.

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Luminate Health, a leader in healthcare technology solutions for the clinical laboratory and diagnostics market, has seen unparalleled success with the adoption of ...

Bioactive glasses, a filling material which can bond to tissue and improve the strength of bones and teeth, has been combined with gallium to create a potential treatment for bone cancer. Tests in ...

Dr. Omar Al-Heeti is an assistant professor of medicine at Southern Illinois University and practices internal medicine with a specialty in infectious diseases. He received his medical degree from the ...

Mohana Ravindranath is a freelance health, science, and tech journalist and a 2025 Association for Health Care Journalists fellow. She was previously a Bay Area health tech correspondent for STAT. As ...

Researchers in Brazil have developed a graphene-based scaffold derived from industrial waste that attracted bone cells and promoted fracture repair in laboratory and animal tests. The work, published ...