Savannah Harrington told Newsweek her appointment wasn’t scheduled—it was an emergency scan after she had been experiencing unexpected pain early in her pregnancy. “I didn’t know it at the time, but I ...

Leading radiographers have raised concerns about the safety of high street baby scans, with reports of misdiagnoses and missed medical emergencies. The Society of Radiographers (SoR) says when scans ...

“Have you booked your reassurance scan?” my phone asked accusingly, early one morning back in March as I scrolled through Instagram. I’d hazard a guess that I was around four weeks pregnant the first ...

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X-rays during pregnancy have long been considered unsafe. The radiation could potentially harm your baby, even causing birth defects. Sometimes, however, getting an x-ray while you are pregnant may be ...

Song et al. develop a wearable ultrasound system that automatically quantifies diaphragm movement in intercostal and subcostal views. This technique analyzes respiratory mechanics and accurately ...