Osteoporosis Perspective

 
 

  • AGS 2022 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AGS 2022
  • Do Long-term Low-Dose Steroids Increase Cardiovascular Risk? Cardiologist Mauricio Wajngarten discusses results of a study looking at the association between cardiovascular risk and the long-term use of corticosteroids in patients with inflammatory disease.
  • Asthma Highlights From ACAAI 2021   From ACAAI 2021, Dr Sandhya Khurana reports on advances in asthma, including novel biologic therapies, burden of corticosteroid use, and racial differences in late effects of COVID-19.
  • Artificial Hearts: One Size Does Not Fit All The story of the first woman to receive an Aeson, an investigational, implantable artificial heart, prompted this cardiologist to reflect on the low use of bridging devices and heart transplants in women.
  • EuGMS 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from EuGMS 2021.
  • ASBMR 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ASBMR 2021
  • Osteoporosis Highlights From WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2021   Dr Olivier Bruyère discusses data on osteoporosis from WCO-IOF-ESCEO 2021, including the connection between bone and vascular health and how NSAIDs affect bisphosphonate efficacy.
  • Hypercalcemia? When to Worry   The Curbsiders talk elevated calcium and who should be referred for surgery.
  • How Often Should You Check Bone Mineral Density?   Osteopenia has a new name, and we're probably doing too many DEXA scans. Get up-to-date with The Curbsiders.
  • The Secret I Tell All My Patients Alex McDonald often tells his patients he has a medical secret that may not be a fountain of youth but will do more than any pill or procedure ever could. After the suspense builds, he hits them with the truth.
  • Vitamin Supplements: Any Role for Heart Disease or Cancer?   Dr JoAnn Manson discusses the meaning of the USPSTF's draft statement on use of dietary supplements to prevent these chronic conditions.
  • My Body, My Records The hurdles of red tape one doctor had to jump over to get her own medical records.
  • AGS 2021 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AGS 2021
  • Bone Fragility in Childhood: How Many Fractures Are Too Many?   Dr Laura Bachrach talks about some of the controversies, treatment options, and areas of research in pediatric bone fragility, from ENDO 2021.
  • Hidden Diagnoses: From Einstein to Luther, JFK to Evita An acclaimed surgeon with rheumatoid arthritis and an emperor with a tracheotomy are among the fascinating vignettes presented here.
  • Medication Adherence Challenges and Helpers Many things contribute to the problem of poor adherence, but people often just simply forget.
  • Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy: What Do the New Data Mean?   A large British study takes another look at the question of the link between hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer.
  • ASBMR 2020 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from ASBMR 2020
  • Reducing Fracture in Postmenopausal Osteoporosis: Increasing Adherence   The experts discuss personalized treatment strategies and the need for physician persistence in keeping patients compliant with a medication plan.
  • AGS 2020 Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AGS 2020