Tag: Osteoporosis
COVID-19 Pandemic Challenges Osteoporosis Management
Decline in active management reflected by decrease in FRAX online fracture risk assessments
Corticosteroid Exposure Affects Bone Health in Asthma Patients
Oral, inhaled corticosteroid use linked to increased risk for osteoporosis, fragility fractures
Poverty-Stricken Adults More Likely to be Calcium-, Vitamin D-Deficient
Data suggest that nutrient deficiencies affect osteoporosis risk more for poverty-stricken men versus women
Longer Bisphosphonate Drug Holiday May Up Fracture Risk
For those with previous vertebral fracture, major osteoporotic fractures increased with holidays >12 months
Second BMD Measurement Not Beneficial for Identifying Hip Fracture
Second BMD assessment about three years after initial measure not linked to improved discrimination
Inhibition of Sclerostin May Increase Cardiovascular Risk
SOST genetic variants linked to lower risk for fracture and osteoporosis but higher risk for MI, major CV AEs
Guidance Issued for Osteoporosis Management During COVID-19
Alternative methods for parenteral treatments include off-site clinics, home visit, self-injection
Guidance Issued for Osteoporosis Management During COVID-19
Alternative methods for parenteral treatments include off-site clinics, home visit, self-injection
Social Inequality May Contribute to Poor Metabolic, Bone Health
Risk for coexisting metabolic syndrome, osteoporosis up for postmenopausal women with low social status
Alone, Low Vitamin D Does Not Cause Osteoporotic Fractures
Mendelian randomization analysis reveals no causal link between low vitamin D and fractures
