Millions of older women are at risk of fractures, and standard tests miss many of them. Now, researchers from Ohio University ...
Review finds care for some patients was "below the level that would have been expected".
If you’re someone who’s at risk for developing osteoporosis, you’re probably well-accustomed to receiving regular bone density tests. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA) is a radiologic ...
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 ...
Plenty of lifestyle and health factors can put you on a fast track to osteoporosis.
This painful bone condition develops gradually, without warning signs, especially in women over 40. It reveals itself through ...
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended that routine bone scans include a vertebral fracture assessment (VFA) to check for undiagnosed osteoporotic spinal ...