Osteoporosis
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What underlies post–bariatric surgery bone fragility?
Gastric bypass can undermine bone health without medical vigilance.
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FDA approves Prolia for glucocorticoid-induced osteoporosis
The approval is based on superiority over risedronate in a phase 3 trial.
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VIDEO: BMI helps predict bone fragility in obese patients
The ratio of bone mineral density to BMI tracked with trabecular bone score.
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AACE 2018: A dream team of presenters
An array of potentially practice-enhancing presentations at AACE 2018.
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Original research expands at AACE 2018
With more than 1,000 abstracts, this year’s meeting of the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists is breaking records
From the Journals
Spine fracture risk may be increased in IBD patients
Fracture risk appears to be higher among IBD patients who use steroids.
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Transgender women on HT have lower bone density, more fat mass than men
Bone density was lower than reference men and similar to reference women.
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Use of opioids, SSRIs linked to increased fracture risk in RA
Osteoporotic fracture risk increase started even after 1-30 days of opioid use, results from an analysis of national data show.
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VIDEO: Dr. Andrew Kaunitz’s top lessons from NAMS 2017
PHILADELPHIA – Dr. Kaunitz shares what he learned about migraines, breast imaging, and the connection between type 2 diabetes and the risk for...
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Time to take the fear out of the hormone therapy conversation
PHILADELPHIA – The executive director of the North American Menopause Society says the new message is to use appropriate hormone therapy to meet...
From the Journals
PBC linked to low BMD, increased risk of osteoporosis
The mechanisms underpinning the metabolic or biochemical relationships are not known.