Osteoporosis

Patients with osteoporosis and age-related macular degeneration had a higher risk for spine and hip fractures vs. those with osteoporosis without AMD, according to results of a population study in Taiwan published in BMJ Open.

Adults with chronic kidney disease stage 3b were more likely to experience a worsening of renal function when prescribed bisphosphonate therapy, according to a database analysis published in the Journal of Bone and Mineral Research.

In a review of the 2020 milestones, Endocrine Today compiled a list of drugs and devices related to the field that were newly approved, cleared and had label or indication changes.

Women with early ovarian aging are more likely to incur age-related diseases than those with normal ovarian aging, according to study results published in Human Reproduction.

The FDA granted breakthrough device designation to a belt that uses proprietary vibration technology to stop the progression of bone loss and prevent the onset of osteoporosis, according to an industry press release.

History of osteoporosis and hypothyroidism, as well as drop in BMI, increased the odds of scapular fracture after reverse shoulder arthroplasty, according to results presented at the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Annual Meeting.

Among patients using long-term glucocorticoids, denosumab is superior to alendronate in increasing bone mineral density in the spine after 1 year, according to a speaker at ACR Convergence 2020.

Less than 3% of older men who had experienced an osteoporosis-related fracture had been properly diagnosed and treated, according to findings presented at ACR Convergence 2020.

Romosozumab as a first treatment produces ‘substantial gains’ in hip and lumbar spine bone mineral density within 1 year, a result that is augmented by then transitioning to a potent antiresorptive, according to a study.

At least 65% of rheumatologists at Veterans Affairs facilities view telemedicine as appropriate for established patients with gout, stable rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, stable spondyloarthritis and other diseases, researchers noted.