What Is a Brain MRI and When Should You Get One? I’ll be honest — the first time I went into an MRI machine, I was not prepared for how loud it was.I’d read the pamphlet. I knew it was a large magnetic tube. I knew I had to stay still. What I didn’t know … Read more
Brain Tumor Blood Tests: What They Can and Cannot Tell You My coworker asked her doctor a very reasonable question last year.”Can’t you just do a blood test to check for a brain tumor?”She’d been having headaches for weeks. The idea of a simple blood draw felt far less frightening than an MRI. Her doctor’s … Read more
How Is a Brain Tumor Diagnosed? A Step-by-Step Guide When my colleague first walked into her doctor’s office complaining about headaches, she genuinely expected to walk out with a prescription for stronger painkillers. She did not expect the doctor to pause mid-conversation, look carefully at how her eyes were tracking, and then say — very … Read more