Older Adults Average 20.7 Total Health Care Contact Days a Year
Factors linked to more ambulatory contact days include younger age, female sex, White race, non-Hispanic ethnicity
Improvements in Acute, Subacute Low Back Pain Seen Within First Six Weeks
Based on very low-certainty evidence, individuals with persistent low back pain have minimal improvements over time
Testosterone Treatment Does Not Cut Fracture Incidence in Men With Hypogonadism
Findings show no reduction in clinical fracture among middle-aged, older men with hypogonadism
Affordable Care Act Sees Record Number of Americans Signing Up
Latest enrollment figures mean a quarter more Americans have signed up for coverage this year compared with last year
CDC: 5.7 Percent of Adults Lacked Reliable Transportation in 2022
Lack of reliable transportation for daily living more likely for women than men, lowest among Asian non-Hispanic adults
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
Fracture Risk Up With Prediabetes Before Menopause Transition
Increased risk of fracture after adjustment for confounding variables, including bone mineral density
Incidence of Scooter Injuries Increased From 2016 to 2020
Compared with bicycle injuries, scooter injuries were associated with increased risks for long bone fracture, paralysis
Microfragmented Adipose Tissue Injection Beneficial for Knee OA
Injection combined with arthroscopic surgery has better clinical efficacy
Exposure to Green Space Boosts Young Children’s Bone Mineral Density
Increase in green space within 1,000 m of a residence tied to lower risk for having bone density below the 10th percentile
