Women at risk: Why heart scans are important
How much do you know about heart disease in women? Take our Quick Quiz! Take a minute to read and answer True or False to each of the...
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Women at risk: Why bone density scans are important
What is osteoporosis and why should you worry? Our bones are living tissue. The bone cells are constantly being replaced by new ones, so...
WHAT IF…? How a HeartLung™ scan might have changed history!
What if some famous people who died could have had the chance to live longer? What if their disease could have been diagnosed early so...
Cardiologists Can Die of Heart Attacks, Too
Doctors spend many years after medical school training to be heart specialists, called cardiologists. Even after their formal education,...
"My heart scan showed that I had lung cancer"
Life-Saving and Life-Changing Stories from Chest CT Scans Lung Case Studies *All patient names are fictitious. **Some stories have been...
"Type 1 diabetes means getting a heart scan in young adulthood"
As a person with type 1 diabetes, Cassie knows she must be careful to manage her disease and avoid serious complications. Getting a...
"Menopause and Me"
Mood swings, dry skin, and irregular periods: Joyce seemed to have every sign on the Menopause Checklist. What was also bothersome was...
"We’re siblings: Same family history, different scan results"
Roberto and Beverly are siblings who found out they were both at risk for premature cardiovascular disease. They had some health factors...
“I was thin on the outside, but fat on the inside”
Life-Saving and Life-Changing Stories from Chest CT Scans Visceral Fat Case Studies *All patient names are fictitious. **Some stories...
“Smoking caused me to develop osteoporosis”
Life-Saving and Life-Changing Stories from Chest CT Scans Bone Density Case Studies *All patient names are fictitious. **Some stories...
"A heart scan showed I was a heart attack waiting to happen"
Life-Saving and Life-Changing Stories from Chest CT Scans Heart Case Studies *All patient names are fictitious. **Some stories have been...
“A short news story about a new heart test saved my life”
Life-Saving and Life-Changing Stories from Chest CT Scans Heart Case Studies *All patient names are fictitious. **Some stories have been...
"I was a young nonsmoker…and I got lung cancer"
Maria was only 52 when she developed a cough that didn’t go away. She was a non-smoker and led a healthy lifestyle, even though she...
"I got my lung scan, but it was too late"
Henry was only 57 when he developed severe back pain. He’d quit smoking ten years earlier and now had a healthy lifestyle. His physician...
“As a Mexican woman with diabetes, I am at risk for heart disease”
Maria González is a 45-year-old Mexican woman with type 2 diabetes. She tries to follow her doctor’s directions to manage her diabetes...
“Being a firefighter increases my risk of heart disease and sudden cardiac death.”
Joe has been a firefighter for 20 years. Although he has attended funerals for fellow firefighters who died of sudden heart attacks, he...
"I thought I was too busy to take care of my type 2 diabetes"
Antonio is a 57-year-old Latino who has had type 2 diabetes for 10 years. Unfortunately, he has not taken proper care of himself, because...
"Our brother had a heart attack…now our risk for one is increased"
When their older brother had a heart attack at age 49, two younger brothers were shocked to learn that they were now at a greater risk to...
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