DEXA scans are all the talk in the wellness world, with tons of celebrities swearing by them in their health endeavors. If they’ve popped up in your feed, you might be asking yourself—do I need one, ...

If you’re someone who’s at risk for developing osteoporosis, you’re probably well-accustomed to receiving regular bone density tests. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA) is a radiologic ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...

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 ...

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Study finds more than 13% prevalence of low bone mineral density in younger patients with celiac disease and a rising ...

Locating specific, localized distributions of fat and muscle in body composition is intuitively and imprecisely implied by body shape. Now, a team of researchers has discovered that the unique ...

WIRED's investigation into DEXA scanning technology revealed both benefits and drawbacks of the expensive wellness trend.