In my time as a sports dietitian, I have consistently argued that understanding bone health—and the factors that contribute ...

January 18, 2011 — The US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) issued a B recommendation to routinely screen for osteoporosis in women 65 years of age or older and in younger women at comparable or ...

Osteoporosis is the most common bone disease in the U.S., leading to increased risk of fractures and a weakening of bone strength and structure. Now, new guidelines on who should be tested could lead ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

CT imaging of the chest, abdomen, and spine to detect conditions such as kidney stones or pulmonary lesions can also be used to identify early signs of osteoporosis using an artificial intelligence ...

The degenerative bone disease osteoporosis is underdiagnosed and undertreated — even though it affects almost 20 percent of women older than 50 in the United States (and 5 percent of men that age).

Postscreening data revealed substantial increases in interventions for bone health. Calcium supplementation rose from 16.3% to 44.2%, and prescriptions for bone-protective agent increased from 7.2% to ...