USPSTF Favors Osteoporosis Screening to Prevent Fracture
Screening with bone measurement recommended for women aged 65, younger women at risk
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Fracture Risk Awareness Lacking in Postmenopausal Women
Postmenopausal women have little awareness of osteoporotic fracture risk and poor understanding that a fragility fracture may be indicative of osteoporosis and that it increases future fracture risk.
Vitamin D, calcium supplements do not reduce fracture risk in older adults
Findings do not support routine vitamin D and calcium supplementation in community-dwelling older adults for lowering the incidence of osteoporosis-related fractures.
USPSTF recommends osteoporosis screening, testing in women aged 65 and older
The USPSTF has updated its recommendations on osteoporosis screening and testing in women and men.
Osteoporotic fracture risk linked to mental disorders and related medication use
Researchers used FRAX scores to examine the association of mental disorders and related medication use with osteoporotic fracture risk in clinical practice.
Monitoring is advised for adults born preterm
Premature birth has been associated with a number of adverse health conditions.
One-quarter of elderly women have osteoporosis, per CDC
The CDC found that 24.8% of women and 5.6% of men aged 65 years and older had osteoporosis.
Some women may not need regular bone mineral density tests
It took nearly nine years for 3% of the older women without osteoporosis to sustain a spinal fracture or break a hip, wrist, or arm.
Sleep apnea linked to osteoporosis
Patients with sleep apnea were found to be 2.7 times more likely to develop osteoporosis.
Bisphosphonate treatment for a fragility fracture
A fragility fracture is defined as a fracture resulting from a fall from a standing height or less.
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