Tag: Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Screening Rates Low for Asian American Medicare Beneficiaries
Among Asian American beneficiaries, rates higher for women, those with higher household income
People With Acute Calcium Pyrophosphate Face Doubled Risk for Fracture
Findings seen for first fracture at the humerus, wrist, hip, or pelvis
Residential Greenness Tied to Increased Bone Density, Lower Osteoporosis Risk
Risk for osteoporosis lower for those exposed to high normalized difference vegetation index and low genetic risk
Denosumab Linked to Severe Hypocalcemia in Dialysis-Dependent Seniors
Risk increased for severe and very severe hypocalcemia for female dialysis-dependent Medicare patients aged 65 years or older
Common Tools Suboptimal for ID’ing Fracture Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women
Findings seen for the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool and the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool
Women With Osteoporosis Want to Know Their Fracture Risk
Furthermore, survey shows patients prefer visual presentation of risk
Air Pollution Exposure Tied to Bone Loss in Postmenopausal Women
Findings particularly strong between nitrogen oxides exposure and lumbar spine density
Osteoporosis Risk Increased With Long-Term Topical Corticosteroid Exposure
Dose-response relationships identified between long-term exposure to TCSs and osteoporosis and major osteoporotic fracture
Small Changes in Bone Mineral Density Can Reduce Hip Fracture Risk
Small improvements in femoral neck BMD coincided with significant reduction in incidence of hip fracture in men and women
Common Tools Suboptimal for ID’ing Fracture Risk in Younger Postmenopausal Women
Findings seen for the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool and the Osteoporosis Self-Assessment Tool
