Fracture models help docs spot which older women should undergo osteoporosis treatment
By
Kristen Fischer
Mar 11, 2024
Researchers made prediction models to estimate non-spine fractures and death before the occurrence of bone breaks in an effort to determine the benefits of fracture prevention therapy for women 80 and...
Clinical briefs for Monday, Nov. 27
By
Kristen Fischer
Nov 27, 2023
LTCH closures send more patients to nursing homes … 12-month prescriptions could aid pharmacist crisis … Whole grains linked to slower memory decline in Black people … Study centers on bone health...
Hormone therapy strengthens bones, protects against bone loss: study
By
Alicia Lasek
May 11, 2023
Hormone therapy in postmenopausal women increases lumbar spine bone density, protecting against bone loss even after the prescriptions are discontinued, a new study has found.
Patients with bone loss should exercise more, not less, expert panel states
By
Alicia Lasek (f3)
May 20, 2022
Clinicians should avoid discouraging exercise — even in the frail elderly with osteoporosis, according to new guidance for maximizing bone health and preventing fractures.
Review highlights overlooked problem of osteoporosis in men
By
Alicia Lasek
Mar 10, 2022
Men are less likely to receive bone health testing or treatment after a fracture, although they are more likely to die in the aftermath, results show. Clinicians should pay close attention to medication...
Osteoporosis med ‘holiday’ may come with 18% higher risk of fracture
By
Alicia Lasek
Jan 18, 2022
Taking time off from certain bone health drugs is recommended after three to five years, but a hiatus from risedronate is tied to an increased risk of fracture among older adults, a new study finds.
Common bone-loss drug Fosamax may guard against new-onset diabetes, national study finds
By
Alicia Lasek
Oct 04, 2021
Participants taking alendronate were 36% less likely to have new-onset type 2 diabetes than their peers who did not take the drug, according to a large, 10-year study in Denmark.
NAMS updates guidance for managing osteoporosis in older women
By
Alicia Lasek
Sep 07, 2021
Lifelong treatment is required to keep osteoporosis under control in post-menopausal women, and hormone therapy is often the best choice to prevent further bone loss, according to the North American Menopause...
Cognitive decline may up bone loss, fracture risk in older women
Jul 30, 2021
Each percent decline in Mini Mental State Examination from baseline associated with 6.5 percent bone loss in women
Osteoporosis a growing threat: more DXA scans needed, bone health expert says
By
Alicia Lasek
Aug 04, 2021
Increased Medicare reimbursement for bone scans is a key part the solution to the growing health burden of osteoporosis in the United States, an expert in fracture prevention says.