Breast cancer is a shockingly common disease - as many as 13% of females may get it at some point in their lives. And there's a lot of confusing info out there about it, from hormones to BRCA genes to risks and treatments. So we're here...

Statistics! They're every scientist's friend. But they can be easy to misinterpret. Check out this thought exercise with Hank to understand how some mental kung fu known as Bayesian reasoning can use stats to draw some downright...

Seasonal illnesses from infectious diseases aren’t a new concept, but a few decades ago public health experts began to notice the same behavior in some non-infectious diseases like breast cancer. These patterns have helped us learn a lot...

Working with a team of physicists, Dr. Deborah Rhodes developed a new tool for tumor detection that's 3 times as effective as traditional mammograms for women with dense breast tissue. The life-saving implications are stunning. So why...

Statistics! They're every scientist's friend. But they can be easy to misinterpret. Check out this thought exercise with Hank to understand how some mental kung fu known as Bayesian reasoning can use stats to draw some downright...

Just around the corner comes Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the start to the holiday season, which means it's the best time for twin sisters, chefs, and cookbook authors Joy & Judy to break out their favorite healthy holiday...

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the start to the holiday season, which means it’s the best time for twin sisters, chefs, and cookbook authors Joy & Judy to break out their favorite healthy holiday recipes! In the latest...

Howcast -Find out if breast implants affect mammograms from plastic surgeon Robert J. Morin, M.D. in this Howcast video.

Digital Thomas synthesis is a new type of mammogram that uses 3D imaging to detect breast cancer more accurately. Unlike conventional mammograms, which only capture one angle at a time, this technology takes images from 11 different...

Victoria goes in for her annual mammogram after a year of breast cancer treatment. The initial result is concerning, but a second scan delivers good news. Victoria and her teenage son express relief and talk about some of the things they...

When Victoria Mapplebeck was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to record each step of her journey. In this clip, Victoria is receives the diagnosis and begins preparing for treatment. She and her son discuss how they are each...

This video tells the story of Shay, a breast cancer survivor who challenges societal expectations of femininity and embraces her body after undergoing surgeries and losing her breasts. Through her nonprofit organization, she supports and...

A YOUNG mum who had a double mastectomy age 26 now poses topless to celebrate her survival and new breasts, scars and all. Domonique Mitchell, from Detroit, was familiar with breast cancer: her grandmother had died of it just there weeks...

Ann Jenkins has been writing about the Hubble Space Telescope and its discoveries for most of her adult life. One of her earliest projects with the team was to write about a technology spinoff that used digital imaging...

When Victoria Mapplebeck was diagnosed with breast cancer, she decided to record each step of her journey. Shot on an iPhone X, Mapplebeck filmed her time in waiting rooms, surgery and chemotherapy. The Waiting Room is an unflinching...

Last week we discussed test characteristics like sensitivity and specificity. This week, we'll talk about how those concepts get used in actual medical decision making. At least, we'll talk about how they're supposed to be used. You'll...

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NASA software has been incorporated into a new medical imaging device that could one day aid in the interpretation of mammograms, ultrasounds, and other medical...