Bone/Mineral Metabolism News

SANTA FE, N.M. — In this video exclusive, Azeez Farooki, MD, discusses considerations when dealing with bone loss and elevated fracture risk resulting from treatments for breast and prostate cancer.

Nearly one-third of women with endogenous Cushing’s syndrome and normal bone mineral density have a low trabecular bone score, according to study data.

SANTA FE, N.M. — In this video exclusive, E. Michael Lewiecki, MD, FACE, FACP, describes Bone Health ECHO, a virtual community of physicians who review osteoporosis and bone-disease cases together each week via video conferencing.

SANTA FE, N.M. — In this video exclusive, Jacques P. Brown, MD, discusses clinical applications of bone turnover markers in managing osteoporosis.

Adults with postoperative hypoparathyroidism after thyroid cancer are less likely to sustain a fracture compared with those with preserved parathyroid function, according to findings published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Middle-aged and older adults who live in areas with greater air pollution may have a higher risk for incident fractures, according to a study published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

Despite the high prevalence of osteoporosis among postmenopausal women in urban Tianjin, China, most women had no knowledge of the dangers or the importance of early diagnosis and treatment, according to findings published in Menopause.

Older men who have a rapid decline in cortical bone over 4 years have a higher risk for sustaining a future fracture, according to findings published in The Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

CHICAGO — An oral robotic pill may provide an alternative delivery method to subcutaneous injection for teriparatide and other biologics, according to a speaker at ENDO 2023.

CHICAGO — Older men with hypogonadism and high risk for cardiovascular disease who received testosterone therapy had similar rates of CV events as those who received placebo, according to findings from the TRAVERSE trial.