If you’re someone who’s at risk for developing osteoporosis, you’re probably well-accustomed to receiving regular bone density tests. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA) is a radiologic ...

Millions of older women are at risk of fractures, and standard tests miss many of them. Now, researchers from Ohio University ...

Performing a DEXA scan at the time of celiac disease (CeD) diagnosis is the optimal approach for detecting early bone mineral density (BMD) loss, a new study of more than 600 patients suggested. The ...

Bone loss in patients with kidney stone disease, particularly in men, has been underappreciated in clinical practice, according to investigators. Many patients with kidney stones concurrently have or ...

Treatment with biologic or targeted synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs failed to mitigate bone mineral density ...

The following is a response to Froma Harrop's March 20 column, "Expensive care that hurts patients," which lists many possible opportunities to reduce the cost of health care. She suggests that one ...

Research links regular exercise to better bone density. Scientists found that people who were more sedentary were less likely to have good bone density. Doctors generally recommend a specific exercise ...

Osteoporosis — a significant drop in bone density — can lead to fractures and disability if left untreated. Here are ways to ...