Maryland
Maryland now flags a heart warning on a mammogram.
As of Oct. 1, mammography centers in the state must tell a patient if the scan shows breast arterial calcification, a finding linked to a higher risk of heart disease. The Washington Post said other states may follow.
The Rocket News · Science Desk · AnnapolisOctober 7, 2026 · 3 min read
ANNAPOLIS — A Maryland law that took effect on Oct. 1 requires mammography centers to tell patients when a scan shows breast arterial calcification. The Washington Post reported the rule on Wednesday. The finding is calcium in the arteries of the breast. It is not the calcification radiologists already watch for signs of cancer. It has been linked to a higher risk of heart disease. The Post called the statute the first of its kind and said other states may follow.
The notice does not diagnose heart disease. It adds a line to the result a woman already receives, and it names a finding linked to the heart rather than to a tumor. The Science desk files the statute.
Other states may follow.
The photograph is the Maryland State House in Annapolis, the capitol that passed the law. It is not a mammography clinic. The markets are on the economy page.
Wire and further reading: washingtonpost.com
Filed under Science
Keep reading
The Court
The Supreme Court heard Boulder’s climate suit and did not decide it.
The city and county want Exxon and Suncor to help pay for climate damage. Justice Alito, who owns oil stock, sat out. With eight justices, a tie would leave Boulder’s case alive.
Science
Wildfire smoke is lifting ground-level ozone, researchers say.
The particulates were already a known danger. The New York Times reported Sunday that ozone is rising with the smoke, and that millions of Americans have been in its path.
California
A Kelvin wave is lifting the water on the California coast.
It is not a tsunami. The pulse, tied to El Niño, raises sea level by inches and makes high tides more dangerous when a storm arrives.