Dear Doctors: My wife is 59 years old. She had COVID-19 but recovered. A recent chest X-ray shows a white patch on her lung. She doesn’t have a cough or a fever, and her pulmonologist wants her to ...

Positron emission tomography (PET) is a type of imaging scan that doctors might use when diagnosing and treating non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL). It can be useful for identifying and staging the cancer.

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

A heart PET scan is a noninvasive imaging test that uses a small amount of radiation. It helps doctors understand how the heart functions and whether it is healthy. Cardiac or heart PET scans create ...

Just like humans, pets can experience allergies — particularly in the fall, when environmental allergens like ragweed and mold are prevalent. "As a veterinarian, I can emphasize the crucial importance ...

PET scans can detect amyloid plaques and tau tangles in the brain, which are often early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. But they’re not enough on their own to make a diagnosis. Alzheimer’s disease is ...

On this episode of Doctors on Call we discuss Pet Health with Dr. Brandon Weidenhaft from Big Creek Veterinary Service in Hays, KS. Doctors On Call is a live viewer call-in show. This Smoky Hills PBS ...