Figure 1 shows annual osteoporosis prevalence and treatment estimates from MEPS years 1999 to 2005 among the sample of patients ages 50 years and older who self-reported osteoporosis. Self-report of ...

Despite proven efficacy of osteoporosis medications, patients turn to dietary supplements marketed for bone health that lack ...

While rare, premenopausal idiopathic osteoporosis is marked by low BMD and fragility fractures in younger women who don't ...

Osteoporosis causes brittle, porous bones. Typically, Original Medicare (Part A and Part B) covers most outpatient screenings, treatments, and inpatient surgical procedures for osteoporosis. A person ...

A new comprehensive review, authored by the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Committee of Scientific Advisors Fracture Working Group on behalf of the IOF and the International Society of ...

The American College of Physicians’ new osteoporosis treatment guidelines support individualized medication plans, suggest an ideal length of therapy and take the clinical needs of seniors into ...

Osteoporosis is characterized by an imbalance in bone renewal, where bone loss outpaces bone replacement, leading to weakened, brittle bones. Various factors contribute to osteoporosis, including ...

On Monday, the Food and Drug Administration issued a new draft guidance that requires drug manufacturers to conduct long-term nonclinical bone quality studies for osteoporosis treatments. The agency ...

Medicare Part A covers fractures or osteoporosis-related injuries requiring surgery or hospitalization, while Medicare Part B covers outpatient treatments for osteoporosis, such as injectable drugs ...

More than 6 million Australians have low bone density. How does bone get lost and remade? And how do you know if it’s ...

A common yet seriously undertreated condition, osteoporosis, is a widespread condition where the healthcare system often falls short. Researchers are ...

Purpose. Trends in the use of different treatments for osteoporosis among the civilian, ambulatory U.S. population are described. Methods. Data from the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) were ...