For years, the basic bathroom scale has ruled the worldwide weight-loss discussion like a tyrant. But it's being dethroned ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs. While a DEXA scan is the gold standard for spotting osteoporosis and weak ...

Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) bone density testing among Medicare beneficiaries declined 35.4% from 2005 to 2023, according to a study published Aug. 6 in Osteoporosis International.

(BPT) – Most people have heard of osteoporosis, but many people don’t put much thought into their own bone health. However, in the United States, 54 million people age 50 and over either have or are ...

Dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) is the gold standard for assessing bone mass and evaluating fracture risk. But new technologies shed light on knowledge gaps not filled by DXA alone and ...

In many professional teams and sports medicine facilities, medical screenings are routine and valuable tools used to identify problems before—or shortly after—they arise. When this happens, healthcare ...

It starts to steadily decline after 40—so start today.

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...