SEATTLE—Dialysis patients are at increased risk for fractures, and these fractures are associated with a higher morbidity and mortality compared with fractures in the general population, according to ...

Fracture risk in Sweden has been overestimated, according to research from the University of Gothenburg. As health care tools are updated with new data, more people—including younger patients—may ...

Men were more likely to have prior falls before experiencing fractures, according to a recent report — a point that doctors should note to accurately estimate a person’s fracture risk. Doctors ...

Even low doses of prednisone increase the risk for fracture, with clinically meaningful harm emerging within months rather than years. Daily doses of 2.5-7.5 mg raise the risk for fracture as early as ...

Researchers recently evaluated three tools to help predict risk of hip fracture in adults aged 80 and older, a population that accounts for 70% of hip fractures in the United States. The three ...

The Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX), with bone mineral density, predicts the risk for major osteoporotic fractures and hip fractures in patients with cancer, but FRAX without bone mineral density ...

The ability to walk one kilometer comfortably can help predict fracture risk, according to researchers. The findings suggest that simply asking a patient about walking limitation could allow ...

Today, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Metabolic Bone Diseases at the University of Sheffield, UK announced the launch of a ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Femoral neck BMD was better at predicting hip fractures for women aged 80 years and older than two fracture risk ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact customerservice@slackinc.com. Among women aged 40 to 64 years, a recent major ...

A global problem affecting millions of people older than age 65, hearing loss (HL) has been associated with increased disease burden and poor overall health. In a new study, compared with individuals ...

Fracture risk in Sweden has been overestimated, according to research from the University of Gothenburg. As healthcare tools are updated with new ...