On Dec 19, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major milestone by qualifying total hip bone mineral density (BMD), assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, as a surrogate ...

MOORHEAD - After years of taking medications and supplements to combat her osteoporosis, LuAnn Haugen's bones kept shrinking and getting weaker, increasing her risk of broken bones that could take ...

While most cases of osteoporosis are caused by normal aging, another leading cause of the bone-loss disease is a condition called hyperparathyroidism, in which the parathyroid glands release an ...

(WNDU) - Almost 10 million American have osteoporosis. Another 44 million are at risk of getting it. It’s a disease that causes weak and fragile bones. Even though there are medications to slow its ...

NEW ORLEANS — Postmenopausal women with osteoporosis may not be receiving all the recommended tests to rule out secondary causes of bone loss prior to treatment initiation, new research found. In a ...

Doctors caring for patients taking steroids now have broader flexibility for which drugs to use to prevent osteoporosis associated with the medications. The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) has ...

The primary cause of osteoporosis is a change in the bone’s structure. Osteoporosis is a bone disease that occurs when your bone mass decreases, leading to an increased risk of fractures, or broken ...

Learn about osteoporosis, its risks, symptoms, and prevention strategies to maintain bone health and prevent fractures.