You probably already know that varicose veins are those twisted and enlarged veins that can appear on the lower legs. You might have already noticed that varicose veins are extremely common too – more than one-third of people in the United States have them, according to the Society for Vascular Surgery . If you are like many people, though, you may...

People with varicose veins have a higher risk of other serious conditions, according to a new study . The study showed varicose veins increases the risk of deep vein thromboses ( DVTs ), pulmonary embolisms (PEs), and peripheral arterial disease (PAD). Younger people with varicose veins were at special risk for DVTs and PEs, while men with varicose...

Spider veins - even the name sounds ugly. Still, the hard truth is, most of us will develop these tiny, weblike , purplish veins at some point in our lives - and some of us will develop quite a few. And right about now, just as the warm weather is starting to roll in full force, is when most of us start to notice them. That's because spider veins -...

​There are many reasons patients visit diagnostic imaging centers, but perhaps the most common is for magnetic resonance imaging , commonly referred to as an MRI. About 30 million MRI scans are performed every year in the United States alone. And while they're useful for detecting everything from sports injuries to life-threatening brain tumors and...