People over the age of 50 who have severe mental illness are more likely than the general population to experience fragility fractures but may be less likely to get a diagnosis for osteoporosis, finds ...

A group of clinician experts in Canada has published a new interactive online tool designed to help clinicians assess individual patient risk of fragility fractures and weigh the pluses and minuses of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Severe mental illness may be associated with decreased bone mineral density, fragility fractures and ...

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—Even after something as serious as a hip fracture, nearly two-thirds of patients in a recent study failed to keep their follow-up appointment for an osteoporosis evaluation with an outpatient, ...

The study included 44,338 matched pairs of patients who were treated with bisphosphonates, denosumab, raloxifene, or teriparatide and those who did not receive any of these treatments. HealthDay News ...

Hip fractures are the most common low‑energy injury affecting older adults and place a large burden on healthcare systems. Vitamin D sufficiency is fundamental to healthy bone turnover, ...

Should healthy people be screened to help reduce their risk of fragility fractures? A new interactive online Fragility Fracture Decision Aid for shared decision-making can help clinicians and patients ...

A new Canadian guideline on screening for the primary prevention of fragility fractures recommends risk assessment first, before bone mineral density (BMD) testing, for women aged 65 and older. For ...

Despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people experiencing a higher rate of fragility fractures from low-impact ...