Predicting Fractures in RA: Is FRAX Useful in the Modern Treatment Era? Algorithm held its own, but not many study patients were on biologics Sep 11, 2022
Good News, Bad News for Global Hip Fracture Rates Incidence has declined, but burden will increase as older population grows Sep 10, 2022
More Hip Fractures Seen in Women With This Diet Study compared vegetarian, pescatarian, and meat eaters Aug 11, 2022
Tymlos Boosts Bone Health in Men With Osteoporosis Daily agent upped bone mineral density at multiple sites in phase III ATOM trial May 14, 2022
PFAS Exposure Linked to Weaker Bones in Teen Boys Association not seen in female teens, though May 03, 2022
Could NSAIDs Negate Bisphosphonate Benefits? Women taking clodronate and NSAIDs didn't see a protective effect Apr 20, 2022
Pricier, Questionable Bone Density Scan Growing in Use QCT delivers far more radiation and exaggerates spinal bone loss, so why is it on the rise? Apr 13, 2022
Two Bone Scans Three Weeks Apart, Results in Reverse Discordant QCT, DXA results confuse patients and doctors, "How can they both be right?" Apr 13, 2022
Bisphosphonate Therapy and Fracture Prevention: How Long Does It Take? Meta-analysis determined minimum treatment time needed to see gains Nov 22, 2021
Forteo Injection May Soon Face Competition From a Pill Same peptide formulated for oral administration passes phase II test Oct 07, 2021
Is This the Future of Corticosteroids? Novel agent, aimed at doing away with adverse metabolic effects, proves mettle in DMD Oct 05, 2021
Supplements to Prevent Bone Breaks? VITAL Says Forget It Landmark trial throws more cold water on vitamin D, omega-3 pills Oct 03, 2021
Bone Disease Drug Misses Endpoint, But Still Very Much Alive Favorable results on most outcomes may suggest poor choice of primary Oct 02, 2021
Could a Bisphosphonate Prevent Type 2 Diabetes? Study finds association between alendronate use and future diabetes risk Sep 30, 2021
$8B Price Tag for PCOS; Tymlos Label Update; Genetic Obesity Tx Seeks New Approvals News and commentary from the endocrinology world Sep 26, 2021
Dexcom's CGM Interoperability Expands; Warfarin and Osteoporosis; Maine Bans PFAS News and commentary from the endocrinology world Jul 18, 2021
Are All Types of Fractures Predictive of Osteoporosis? Researchers investigate both traumatic, non-traumatic types Jun 07, 2021
With Supplements, ADT in Prostate Cancer of Little Threat to Bone Density Study suggests calcium/vitamin D alone sufficient for long-duration therapy Jun 03, 2021
Two-Agent Osteoporosis Treatment Boosts BMD 3D DXA images shows separate assessments of trabecular and cortical bone in ACTIVExtend trial May 29, 2021
Bone Density Scans and Cardiovascular Disease: Two Birds, One Stone? DXA scans may improve atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease risk-stratification for women May 06, 2021
USPSTF: Routine Vitamin D Screening Still on Shaky Ground Not enough evidence for an ideal level of vitamin D Apr 13, 2021
Tepezza Restock Coming; Osteoporotic Fractures Broken Down by State News and commentary from the endocrinology world Apr 04, 2021
Few Qualifying Medicare Patients Undergo Parathyroidectomy Less than a third with primary hyperparathyroidism had definitive operation Jan 06, 2021
New GLP-1 Agonist Succeeds in Phase III; PFAS Chemicals & COVID-19 News and commentary from the endocrinology world Dec 11, 2020
No Rise in Fracture Risk With SGLT2 Inhibition Weight change in type 2 diabetes on these drugs did not increase risk of osteoporotic fractures Sep 15, 2020
Modest Increase in AFib Risk With Osteoporosis Drug Absolute risk was low for patients receiving zoledronic acid versus denosumab Sep 14, 2020
Bisphosphonates and Atypical Fractures: Duration Matters Relative risks of femoral fractures high, but absolute risks low Sep 14, 2020
Risk-Benefit Profile Still Favors Bisphosphonate for Fractures Less favorable for Asian women, however, large study shows Aug 19, 2020
Tread Lightly When Delaying Denosumab Shots If necessary during the pandemic, though, consider temporary switch to an oral bisphosphonate Jul 28, 2020
Postmenopausal Low Back Pain: Is Lack of Vitamin D the Problem? Finding "speaks to the importance of avoiding severe vitamin D deficiency states" Feb 12, 2020
Meal Replacement Upped Weight Loss for Obese Postmenopausal Women Caveat, though, that benefits came at price of bone loss, study finds Oct 30, 2019
CKD Patients With Osteoporosis Benefit From New Drug New FRAME analysis backs use of romosozumab in this population Sep 26, 2019
Studies Offer Recipe for Denosumab Withdrawal Switching to bisphosphonates found effective in maintaining BMD Sep 23, 2019
Which Anticoagulant Is Best for Bone Health? Reduced osteoporosis risk observed for rivaroxaban and apixaban versus warfarin Sep 23, 2019
Osteoporosis Drug Wins; Tramadol and Blood Sugar News and commentary from the endocrinology world Aug 30, 2019
High-Dose Vitamin D: No Help for Bone Health Surprise in randomized trial: a hint of actual adverse effect from supplementation Aug 27, 2019
Osteoporosis Tx: Good for Bones, but Not for Cutting Death Risk Fracture risk reduction fails to translate to improved survival in large meta-analysis Aug 19, 2019
Elderly Women With Osteoporosis: to Treat or Not to Treat? Mortality, fracture risk much more probable in osteoporosis Jun 21, 2019
Ups and Downs of Exercise for Women's Bone Health Uphill versus downhill treadmill walking makes a difference in trial Mar 26, 2019
