{
  "id": 485015,
  "title": "‘Safe, quick and painless’: what is a DXA scan, and do you need one for bone health?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/safe-quick-and-painless-what-is-a-dxa-scan-and-do-you-need-one-for",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-10T16:00:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Guardian Health",
    "slug": "guardian-health",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/aug/10/what-is-a-dxa-scan"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The imaging test is most often used to help determine a person’s risk of osteoporosis and bone fractures DXA – or sometimes DEXA – scans are important for people in their 60s and above. They are also increasingly used by younger people interested in body composition. A DXA – dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry – scan is an imaging test that uses low-dose X-rays to evaluate a person’s bone health,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}