Osteoporosis
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Metformin for pediatric obesity? Researchers review the evidence
Prescribing medications off label for the treatment of obesity in children and adolescents may not be ideal, but it could be reasonable in certain...
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Romosozumab may not increase cardiovascular risk after all
Could a cardioprotective effect of bisphosphonates in a pivotal clinical trial of romosozumab explain why the biologic was given a black-box...
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Cumulative exposure to high-potency topical steroid doses drives osteoporosis fractures
"A 3% increase in the relative risk of osteoporosis and MOF was observed per doubling of the TCS dose."
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Could an osteoporosis drug reduce need for hip revision surgery?
Denosumab, widely used to treat osteoporosis, may reduce the need for revision surgery due to aseptic loosening of the prosthesis in patients with...
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Temper enthusiasm for long-term treatment with bisphosphonates?
A real-world study of nearly 30,000 women shows no benefit, in terms of hip fracture risk, between taking oral bisphosphonates for 10 years vs. 5...
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Teenage bone density declines following sleeve gastrectomy
These patients may never reach peak bone mass.
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To D or not to D? Vitamin D doesn’t reduce falls in older adults
A study of wide-ranging vitamin D dosing finds no reduction in risk of falls, while high doses may even increase risk. But editorialist says check...
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Lung cancer CT scan is chance for ‘opportunistic’ osteoporosis check
"CT provides a more direct volumetric measure [than DXA] and is likely a more accurate method for BMD assessment," one expert says.
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Osteoporosis drugs don’t worsen COVID-19 risk, may help
“What we observed is that there is no harm. Treatments should be continued.”
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Denosumab favored over alendronate for BMD protection in glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
Denosumab “may be considered as an alternative first-line therapy in higher-risk patients and in those who are contraindicated for the oral...
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Osteoporosis underdiagnosed in older men with fracture
Even men at high risk for the disease are overlooked for screening as osteoporosis has been thought of as a disease of White women.