Fracture News

• Osteoporosis Drugs May Extend Life After Fracture Large database study shows lower mortality within 5 years after a fracture among individuals using longer acting, antiresorptive osteoporosis medications, such as bisphosphonates.
  Medscape Medical News, March 24, 2023
• For Which Indications Is Penile Rehabilitation Appropriate? A urologist and andrologist recently reviewed the situations in which penile rehabilitation is indicated for the prevention of chronic erectile dysfunction.
  Medscape Medical News, March 20, 2023
• Older Men More at Risk as Dangerous Falls Rise for All Seniors When Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) fell recently at a dinner event in Washington, DC, he unfortunately joined a large group of his senior citizen peers.
  WebMD Health News, March 17, 2023
• Holy Smoke: Air Pollution Link to Bone Damage Confirmed 'The scientific literature...is clearly pointing toward a negative effect of chronic pollution exposure on bone health,' says expert. New study is the first to show a specific effect in postmenopausal women.
  Medscape Medical News, March 17, 2023
• Thousands of People in Ukraine Have Complex War-Related Injuries, Says WHO Thousands of people in Ukraine have sustained complex injuries linked to the war and need rehabilitation services and equipment to help them, a senior World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.
  Reuters Health Information, March 07, 2023
• Modified ECT Lowers Dental, Skeletal Fracture Risk Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is associated with a minimal risk for skeletal and dental fractures, using properly modified ECT can diminish the risk even further, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, March 01, 2023
• US vs French Guidelines for Osteoporosis Treatment A rheumatologist who helped draft the French recommendations for the treatment of osteoporosis compares them to the updated American guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, February 28, 2023
• Scientific Advances and Dietary Measures to Slow Down Aging Researchers have identified new indicators of aging, and one expert calls for the development of rational strategies to intervene in humans.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2023
• Keeping Bones Healthy Through Exercise Impact sports entail mechanical loads that stimulate osteoblasts, thus promoting bone remodeling.
  Medscape Medical News, February 21, 2023
• GUCS 2023 Talazoparib Add-On Improves Outcomes in Metastatic Prostate Cancer For patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer, talazoparib combined with enzalutamide achieved better progression-free survival than enzalutamide alone.
  Medscape Medical News, February 17, 2023
• Diabetes Drug Tied to Lower Dementia Risk New research supports the potential cognitive benefit of pioglitazone, particularly in the setting of high ischemic burden, suggesting a possible personalized avenue to treatment.
  Medscape Medical News, February 16, 2023
• A Doctor Intervenes in a Fiery Car Crash A critical care physician helps triage injured children as an accident scene spirals out of control.
  Medscape Medical News, February 09, 2023
• Difelikefalin Helps Upper Back Itch, but With Side Effects Phase 2 results show a reduction in itch in patients with notalgia paresthetica, but 19% of patients discontinued the trial because of side effects compared with 6% in the placebo group.
  Medscape Medical News, February 08, 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
• High HDL-C Levels Linked to Increased Fracture Risk High levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol is associated with a higher risk for fracture among older adults, a cohort study suggests.
  Medscape Medical 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
• Nearly 50% of Patients With Dementia Experience Falls Nearly half of older adults with dementia experience falls, suggests new research that also identifies multiple risk factors ― including vision impairment and, surprisingly, living with a spouse.
  Medscape Medical News, January 12, 2023
• The Decision of Where to Seek Emergency Care Is Complicated The proliferation of care options — particularly urgent care centers and free-standing emergency departments — can make the head spin. For patients, the wrong choice may mean big bills and poor health outcomes.
  Kaiser Health News, January 12, 2023
• New Osteoporosis Guideline Says Start With a Bisphosphonate Although the update to the 2017 ACP guideline on drug treatment for osteoporosis now advises bisphosphonates as initial therapy, an editorialist admits the decision to use them is not always easy.
  Medscape Medical News, January 03, 2023
• 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