Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs. While ...

The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...

A technology developed at Ohio University may do a better job of identifying older women at risk for broken bones than the current standard bone density test.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Osteoporosis is detected with a bone mineral density (BMD) test. (Photo: Getty Images) Preventative screenings — from mammograms ...

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Dear Doctors: I just turned 65, and my doctor wants me to have a bone density test. What is it, and how does it work? Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s ...