Bone/Mineral Metabolism News

Older adults who sustain a hip fracture after discontinuing risedronate following at least 5 years of treatment adherence have a higher post-fracture mortality risk than those who continue using risedronate, according to study data.

NEW ORLEANS —A small group of adults with mild autonomous cortisol secretion had an increase in spine trabecular bone score following adrenalectomy, according to a speaker at the AACE annual meeting.

NEW ORLEANS —Few providers conduct a complete assessment of secondary causes of osteoporosis before initiating medication, according to findings presented at the AACE annual meeting.

NEW ORLEANS —Few providers conduct a complete assessment of secondary causes of osteoporosis before initiating medication, according to findings presented at the AACE annual meeting.

Premature surgical menopause may increase the likelihood of musculoskeletal discomfort and sarcopenia, highlighting the potential importance of hormones in postmenopausal musculoskeletal health, researchers reported in Menopause.

The FDA granted fast track designation for an investigational parathyroid hormone 1 receptor agonist to treat hypoparathyroidism, according to an industry press release.

Low bone mineral density may be a risk factor for developing cirrhosis, according to study findings published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

Risk for incident fracture is higher for children born to mothers with type 2 diabetes or gestational diabetes compare with those whose mothers did not have diabetes, according to data published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

The use of racial-ethnic adjustments in the U.S. version of the Fracture Risk Assessment Tool may be underestimating fractures among underrepresented groups, and new, more accurate tools are needed, according to a task force report.

Adults who undergo surgery to treat hyperparathyroidism have similar rates of fracture after surgery as healthy controls, according to data published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.