Osteoporosis News

• Does Subclinical Hyperthyroidism Raise Fracture Risk? Researchers say that screening and more aggressive monitoring may be warranted in light of new data.
  Medscape Medical News, November 09, 2022
• Gout Too Often Treated Only in Emergency Department A study based on patients seen at an academic medical center reinforces the need for greater attention to gout during primary care visits.
  MDedge News, November 04, 2022
• High Bone Density Found in Women With Hypoparathyroidism Among women with postsurgical hypoparathyroidism, areal bone mineral density was higher, and there was no increase in fracture rate nor risk in a small cross-sectional study.
  First Look, November 03, 2022
• USPSTF Doesn't Change Postmenopausal Hormone Recommendations The central message of updated recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force's on using hormone therapy to prevent chronic conditions remain unchanged.
  Medscape Medical News, November 01, 2022
• How to Prevent a Feared Complication After Joint Replacement Prioritizing bone health before and after knee or hip arthroplasty may help patients avoid periprosthetic fractures.
  Medscape Medical News, October 31, 2022
• Racial Disparities for Pts With Spina Bifida or Cerebral Palsy Black and Hispanic people with spina bifida and cerebral palsy access preventive services less than their White counterparts.
  MDedge News, October 04, 2022
• Sex Differences Seen in Inflammatory Arthritis Healthcare Use Women’s higher risk of conditions such as osteoarthritis and pain and fatigue may help to explain why overall healthcare resource use was higher in female patients with inflammatory arthritis.
  Medscape Medical News, September 30, 2022
• Docs Gain New Flexibility Treating Osteoporosis From Steroids In an updated guideline, the American College of Rheumatology made two important updates for prevention and treatment of glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis.
  Medscape Medical News, September 22, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 High Iron Levels Predict Greater Fracture Risk, More So in Men Iron overload is a clinically important problem, not only in genetically predisposed people but in people who get frequent transfusions, and this study shows increased fracture risk, says an observer.
  Medscape Medical News, September 21, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 Could Exercise Improve Bone Health in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes? Weight-bearing activities may strengthen bone and reduce fractures in youth with type 1 diabetes, a small cross-sectional study of girls with or without type 1 diabetes suggests, but more research is needed.
  Medscape Medical News, September 20, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 Crystal Bone Algorithm Predicts Early Fractures, Uses ICD Codes This algorithm looks promising and would alert clinicians to often-missed patients with high fracture risk who need to be investigated for osteoporosis, an observer says, but it needs further validation.
  Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2022
• ASBMR 2022 Hip Fractures Likely to Double by 2050 as Population Ages Greater efforts 'are needed to prevent hip fractures and improve the treatment gap and post-fracture care, especially in men and the oldest old,' say researchers.
  Medscape Medical News, September 09, 2022
• Regular Exercise Is More Important Than Intensity How often you exercise is more important than the intensity of your workouts.
  Quick Take, September 08, 2022
• OMERACT at 30: Setting Standards While Broadening Horizons OMERACT arose from a need to streamline clinical outcome measures in rheumatology, and now it is bringing its expertise to work with other organizations in clinical areas of common interest
  MDedge News, August 31, 2022
• Bones Age by As Much As 10 Years After Long Periods in Space New data about the detrimental effects of zero gravity on the skeleton could have clinical implications for osteoporosis and other rheumatic conditions.
  Medscape Medical News, August 11, 2022
• Vit D in Pregnancy May Protect Breastfeeding Infants From Eczema Mothers who take vitamin D during pregnancy and who breastfeed for 1 month or longer may reduce chances atopic eczema in their child, at least in the first year, researchers in the UK report.
  Medscape Medical News, August 10, 2022
• Almost a Third of Patients Don't Take Drugs as Directed Patients prescribed medicines for asymptomatic conditions are far less likely to be adherent than those prescribed medicines for symptomatic conditions, according to a retrospective analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, August 08, 2022
• Vitamin D Supplements Do Not Lower Risk of Fractures Vitamin D supplementation did not significantly lower the risk of nonvertebral, hip, or incident total fractures in an ancillary study of the Vitamin D and Omega-3 Trial (VITAL).
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2022
• Alcohol-Related Cirrhosis Associated With Higher Risk of Fractures The higher risk of fractures remained elevated for the first two decades after diagnosis.
  Medscape Medical News, July 27, 2022
• Half the Denosumab Dose Still Maintains Bone Density Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis who reached their bone mineral density target on standard denosumab (Prolia, Xgeva) therapy maintained the benefit when they switched to a half-dose regimen.
  First Look, July 20, 2022