Bone and Mineral Disorders News

• APA 2023 Major Increase in Vitamin D Deficiency in Kids Due to COVID Lockdowns? During the pandemic, the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency topped 80% in pediatric patients with major depression or other mental disorders.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2023
• AACE 2023 TransCon PTH Nears US Approval for Hypoparathyroidism? Ascendis is working to address the FDA's manufacturing concern and awaits a European regulatory decision.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2023
• Could Vitamin D Supplementation Help in Long COVID? If confirmed in large randomized clinical trials, vitamin D supplementation could be a strategy to reduce the burden of long COVID, say researchers, as suggested by a new retrospective study.
  Medscape Medical News, May 16, 2023
• Normal Vitamin D Level May Up Anti-PD-1 Response in Melanoma Responses to immunotherapy were better in patients with normal levels of vitamin D, including in those who achieved normal levels via supplementation.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2023
• Risk Assessment First Urged for Fragility Fracture Screening A new Canadian guideline recommends a risk assessment–first approach to fragility fracture screening before a bone mineral density test to facilitate shared decision-making.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2023
• High Dose Vitamin D and MS Relapse: New Phase 3 Data Data from a phase 3 trial suggest high-dose vitamin D does not prevent relapse in patients with RRMS. However, at least one expert suggests the study's exclusion criteria may have been too broad.
  Medscape Medical News, April 25, 2023
• Parathyroidectomy Does Not Preserve Kidney Function in Seniors 'For older adults with primary hyperparathyroidism, preservation of kidney function should not be a primary consideration when making decisions about whether to undergo parathyroidectomy,' says researcher.
  Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2023
• Parathyroidectomy Improved Cognition but Not Sleep in PHPT Reducing parathyroid hormone levels surgically in people with primary hyperparathyroidism improved cognition scores but had no significant effect on sleep quality.
  First Look, April 03, 2023
• Can Asthma Be Prevented in Children Before Birth? A clinician recently reviewed the evidence about whether exposure to dust mites, smoking, vitamin D, probiotics, and other factors influences the risk of asthma in an unborn child.
  Medscape Medical News, March 20, 2023
• Vitamin D a Viable Strategy for Dementia Prevention? New research suggests vitamin D supplementation may help ward off dementia, especially when initiated early, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, March 06, 2023
• Vitamin D Deficiency Can Lead to Major Muscle Loss Vitamin D plays a major role in the regulation of calcium and phosphorus absorption. A deficiency increases the risk of muscle loss by 78%.
  Quick Take, February 09, 2023
• In Adults With Prediabetes, Vitamin D Cuts Diabetes Risk Extrapolating to the more than 374 million adults worldwide who have prediabetes suggests that inexpensive vitamin D supplementation could delay the development of diabetes in more than 10 million people.
  MDedge News, February 07, 2023
• Vitamin D Supplementation Linked to Fewer Suicide Attempts A large retrospective study of US veterans finds those receiving vitamin D2 or D3 had fewer suicide attempts or episodes of intentional self-harm than matched peers who didn't take the vitamin.
  Medscape Medical News, February 01, 2023
• Geriatrician Advice on Vitamin D, Lecanemab, and Social Media This article discusses updates in geriatrics from studies published in 2022 to early 2023.
  MDedge News, January 20, 2023
• Many With Prostate Cancer Have Vertebral Fracture at ADT Onset Nearly a third of men with prostate cancer had a vertebral fracture at the time of ADT initiation, underscoring the need for better baseline risk assessment.
  Medscape Medical News, January 13, 2023
• Study Evaluates Alopecia Areata Features in Hispanic Population In the study, the most common comorbidity in patients overall was atopy, including allergic rhinitis, asthma, and/or atopic dermatitis.
  MDedge News, December 29, 2022
• Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors Have Higher Fracture Risk Adults who had survived childhood cancer faced a higher risk of a first fracture, suggesting the need for bone mineral density surveillance in high-risk childhood cancer survivors.
  Medscape Medical News, December 27, 2022
• Vitamin D; COVID-19 and Genes; and Cardiac Risk From Salting Food The top 3 things you should know to start your day.
  3 Things to Know Today, November 30, 2022
• Electrolyte Disturbances a Harbinger of Eating Disorders? Incidentally discovered electrolyte abnormalities may help identify people who may benefit from screening for an underlying eating disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, November 15, 2022
• Vitamin D Deficiency Linked to Death, New Study Finds A genetic approach provides support for the effects of vitamin D on mortality. The benefits of Vitamin D supplementation are largely found in those with deficiency, researchers find.
  Medscape Medical News, October 24, 2022