A group of clinician experts in Canada has published a new interactive online tool designed to help clinicians assess individual patient risk of fragility fractures and weigh the pluses and minuses of ...

Despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing a higher rate of fragility fractures from low-impact ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by doctors, meant for physicians and other healthcare professionals as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this 12-part journey ...

The study included 44,338 matched pairs of patients who were treated with bisphosphonates, denosumab, raloxifene, or teriparatide and those who did not receive any of these treatments. HealthDay News ...

—Even after something as serious as a hip fracture, nearly two-thirds of patients in a recent study failed to keep their follow-up appointment for an osteoporosis evaluation with an outpatient, ...

Despite the risk of subsequent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, only approximately 20% of patients nationally receive the appropriate evaluation and treatment following a fragility fracture. A ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Severe mental illness may be associated with decreased bone mineral density, fragility fractures and ...

A coalition of leading international experts in nephrology, bone health, and musculoskeletal disease has released the first comprehensive Consensus ...

NICE advises adding quick spine checks to routine bone scans to detect hidden vertebral fractures earlier in individuals with ...

hip fracture_TS_470591603 Study also reveals that fracture risk increases along with KDIGO risk category. Albuminuria increases the risk for fragility fractures in patients with chronic kidney disease ...

An estimated four million people in France are living with osteoporosis, the ‘silent’ disease that results in weak and fragile bones. For an individual with osteoporosis, a minor slip on the pavement ...