Osteoporosis affects one in five men and one-third of women over 50 globally. Credit: Pormezz via Shutterstock. · Clinical ...

Dear Susan, While osteoporosis is much more common in adults age 60 and older, it can strike younger people too. In fact, ...

Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease. Some ...

Dear Savvy Senior, Can a person in their early fifties have osteoporosis? When I fell and broke my wrist last winter, the ...

Analysis of the bones of hundreds of medieval Londoners contradicts the current paradox in which women get sick more often ...

Calcium and vitamin D Osteoporosis cannot be completely cured, but certain lifestyle and dietary factors can lower your risk.

An osteoporosis diagnosis can be both traumatic and soul crushing. Whilst it’s not a death sentence, it is fair to say that ...

Islanders were able to find out if they had a higher risk of developing bone disease osteoporosis, at an event organised by ...

6.1% vs 14.9% men; FN: 21.9% vs 32.1%, LS: 9.4% vs 26.9% women). Osteoporosis prevalence was higher at FN-BMD than at LS-BMD. BMD was positively correlated with BMI and negatively correlated with ...

Madam Kumari, as she is known, has osteoporosis or brittle bones. The condition typically presents without any warning ...

The 2023 Osteoporosis Canada guideline suggests bone mass density (BMD) testing for men without Fracture Risk Assessment Tool (FRAX) risk factors, starting at age 70 years.[1][1] Figure 1 states ...