(BPT) – Most people have heard of osteoporosis, but many people don’t put much thought into their own bone health. However, in the United States, 54 million people age 50 and over either have or are ...

Having a quick spine check as part of a routine bone scan could uncover hidden fractures that affect millions of people. This ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs.

Spine checks will be added to routine bone scans on the NHS to find hidden fractures. The measure could help osteoporosis ...

Low bone density is no longer a disease of the elderly. It is increasingly detected in the young adults, warning of the ...

Osteoporosis screenings are recommended for women age 65 and older, but could be appropriate for younger people who are at risk. A common screening method is known as the bone densitometry, or DEXA, ...

Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...

Radiographic knee osteoarthritis was associated with slightly higher DXA aBMD but lower tibial cortical volumetric bone ...