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Health care professionals should assess baseline bone mineral density in patients with osteoporosis before determining first-line therapy, researchers report.

Women with osteoporosis have at least a 50% chance of reaching their target bone mineral density at 3 years if they have a BMD T-score of at least –2.8 at the total hip or –3.1 at the lumbar spine at baseline, according to study findings.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, spoke about modifying Tommy John surgery to treat athletes such as javelin throwers, football players, gymnasts and wrestlers.

KOLOA, Hawaii — In this video from Orthopedics Today Hawaii, Christopher S. Ahmad, MD, spoke about the use of remplissage in every patient with traumatic shoulder instability.

Gendered racial microaggressions during obstetric care were associated with elevated blood pressure among postpartum individuals up to 3 months after delivery, researchers reported.

SAN DIEGO — Genetic evaluation of patients referred to a U.S. glomerular disease center revealed a genetic diagnosis in 35% of cases, informing prognosis and treatment and allowing for family testing, among other benefits.

SAN ANTONIO — An analysis of advanced analytics from Major League Baseball pitchers showed time to return to full performance after ulnar collateral ligament surgery may be lengthier than previously reported using traditional metrics.

Exposure to toxic metals such as cadmium and tungsten was associated with increased coronary calcium progression, a significant predictor of atherosclerosis, according to data published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Having high insulin-like growth factor I levels over a longer duration increased risk for cancer among adults with acromegaly, but not for those with nonfunction pituitary adenoma, according to study data.

When it comes to work-life balance, clinicians in the past skewed more toward the former.