Osteoporosis
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NASPAG: Hormonal add-back prevents GnRH-A–related bone loss in adolescents
Key clinical point: Add-back therapy could allow for safe long-term GnRH-A therapy in adolescents with endometriosis. Major finding: Bone mineral...
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Hip replacements not just for the elderly anymore
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Universal bisphosphonates after wrist fracture prevent hip fractures but at a cost
Key clinical point: Savings from prevention of hip fractures with universal bisphosphonates after distal radius fractures in elderly women would...
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Oral bisphosphonates linked with lower risk of endometrial cancer
Key clinical point: Oral bisphosphonate use was modestly associated with reduced risk of endometrial cancer. Major finding: Risk of endometrial...
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Look for adverse events in patients with chronic urticaria
Key clinical point: The cumulative adverse events of oral corticosteroids may not present to the physician treating the patient for urticaria....
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Hot flashes linked to increased hip fracture risk
Key clinical point: The severity of vasomotor menopause symptoms is associated with risk of hip fracture. Major finding: Women with moderate to...
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Varying cutoffs of vitamin D add confusion to field
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Osteoporosis medication use down in older women
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Vitamin D landscape marked by lack of consensus
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Men on androgen deprivation therapy not getting bisphosphonates
Key clinical point: Men taking androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer aren’t being prescribed bisphosphonates to protect their bone...
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Statins don’t cut fracture risk
Key clinical point: Rosuvastatin didn’t lower the risk of bone fracture, compared with placebo. Major finding: 221 participants given rosuvastatin...