Medicare generally covers a bone density scan every other year for women over 65 and men over the age of 70. However, the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation says that scans can begin even ...
Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) experience significant bone mineral density (BMD) loss at a younger age than those without the disease, with greater decline observed among individuals with ...
The MAVIDOS trial was a randomized, double-blind, controlled study that evaluated the effect of vitamin D supplementation during pregnancy on children’s bone density at age 4. Pregnant ...
Why are postmenopausal women more susceptible to bone issues? “Bone density peaks at around 35 years old then naturally decreases with age,” explains Dr Thom Phillips, NHS GP and clinical lead at ...