A doctor has issued a warning over a worrying new side effect of drugs used to aid weight loss. Drugs such as Mounjaro, ...

A new study warns that GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may cause false cancer signals on PET-CT scans, ...

A new study reveals that GLP-1 drugs may affect medical scan results, though experts say findings are preliminary and more ...

The rise of GLP-1s prescribed for weight loss and type 2 diabetes is leading to potentially misleading patterns in cancer scans.

The growing use of GLP-1 receptor agonists may affect the interpretation of oncological FDG PET-CT scans, new research ...

A positron emission tomography (PET) scan provides detailed three-dimensional images of your internal body organs and tissue, which helps diagnose a wide range of conditions.

GLP-1 receptor agonists have long half-lives so a patient would need to stop taking it a month before a scan for it to completely eliminate the risk of it influencing the imaging. Gadaleta noted that ...

Experts warn the strange side effect could lead to delayed diagnoses and treatments, as well as unnecessary medical ...

For patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), PET/CT scans conducted in the first cycle of salvage therapy can predict for response, according to a study. Results of a prospective study of ...

Dr George Owiti, a radiographer at Kericho County Hospital examines the Chest CT results of a patient admitted to the hospital. [James Wanzala, Standard] Despite recent breakthroughs that have ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) scans can detect cancer earlier than other imaging tests. But some types of cancer are harder to detect on a PET scan. In particular, they may miss cancers that ...