Fact checked by Nick Blackmer Routine bone density scans, known as DEXA scans, are generally recommended beginning at age 65 ...

For a sidebar on how this story came together, click here. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has long been the gold standard for osteoporosis screening. But now, thousands of patients may be ...

Regardless of political opinions, gender, race, ethnicity, or medical specialty, the one thing every physician agrees upon is the need to control medical spending and reduce unnecessary testing. As ...

DXA scans have long been administered to women 65 and older as a way to screen for osteoporosis. But in recent years, the bone-density test has been rebranded as a wellness tool that much younger ...

Hip fractures increased in the United States since 2012 following a reduction in the reimbursement rates for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans. Osteoporosis, a skeletal disorder characterized by ...

A DEXA scan revealed my body composition was far different than I originally thought.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Back to back patients, both women in their late 50s, arrived at the clinic with their DXA reports in hand and ...

Alma College is offering a new service that is designed to both improve community health and provide students with real-world experience they will take with them and use long after graduation. Housed ...