Search Tag: hip fractures

Women's Health

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2021 03 Jun

Hearing loss is the third most common chronic health condition in the United States. Researchers found that risk of subsequent moderate or worse hearing loss was up to 40 percent higher in study participants with osteoporosis or LBD. Also, according to the Conservation of Hearing Study (CHEARS), bisphosphonates, commonly prescribed to reduce bone...Read more

IMAGING Management

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2017 06 Jun

Findings from a new study conducted by radiologists at UC Davis and Wake Forest Bapist medical centres suggest that using computed tomography (CT) to evaluate muscle health may help identify optimal treatments for older patients who fall and break their hips. The study is published in the American Journal of Roentgenology. This is the first study...Read more