Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...

This could be great news for women.

Most women are unaware that their bones reach their maximum strength by about thirty years of age.

As many people begin the year with health and fitness resolutions, Boise State University’s Human Performance Laboratory is ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...

Dear Doctors: I just turned 65, and my doctor wants me to have a bone density test. What is it, and how does it work? Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Barnett will speak on this topic as part of the USC Jorge H. Mestman Endocrine in Pregnancy and Women’s Health ...

DexaFit Scottsdale has announced the availability of its DEXA scan service, a recognized method for measuring body composition and bone health, to clients in Scottsdale and nearby communities. The ...