Getting Hugh home after his hip replacement involved a thick cushion and a car with legroom. “Ow!” he said whenever I tried to help. “You’re making everything worse!” ...

If you've never heard of taking a vitamin K supplement, then you are not alone. Here’s what you can do to support bone health as you age.

A new randomized clinical trial, led by a team of researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and Wake Forest ...

Former NBA center Vlade Divac underwent emergency surgery after breaking a hip in a fall from his motorcycle in Montenegro, ...

Worrying about bone health was once reserved for the elderly members of society. Now, it’s becoming a burgeoning Gen Z and ...

Although estrogen levels shoot up during pregnancy, “there’s an increased calcium demand for the developing fetus,” says Jana M. Davis, MD, an orthopedic surgeon at the Penn State Bone and Joint ...

For some, Osteoboost might initially evoke TV informercials for gadgets that promise to shock people's abdominal muscles into ...

Background Individuals on renal replacement therapy (RRT) have increased fracture risk, but risk in less advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear. Objective To investigate CKD associations ...

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Women are at a higher risk of hip fractures when compared to men. This increased risk is largely attributed to hormonal ...

Most people still only address their bone health after a fragility fracture — broken bones in ... “little old ladies” little and that a hip break in older age leads to loss of independence ...