Parkinson’s Doubles Hip Fracture Risk, Yet Osteoporosis Drugs Are No More Likely After Breaks
A nationwide Finnish cohort study found that people with Parkinson's disease receive anti-osteoporosis medications at rates similar to or higher ...
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Falls at Home Drive Most Trauma in Older Iranians, Registry Study Finds
A four-year registry study of 884 older trauma patients in Iran found that falls at home caused half of all ...
Mental Illness and Hip Fractures Combine to Raise Infection Risk in Older Adults
A Danish nationwide cohort study of over 100,000 older adults finds that mental health conditions and hip fractures interact synergistically, ...
Family-Powered Recovery: Mobile App Helps Older Adults Heal After Hip Fracture Surgery
A Thai feasibility study found that a family-based transitional care program delivered through a mobile application significantly improved hip function, ...
Long Spaceflights Tied to Higher Hip Fracture Risk in Astronauts
A new study in Mayo Clinic Proceedings finds that astronauts on spaceflights longer than 90 days show higher hip fracture ...
Drug Shortages Undermine South Africa’s First Public Fracture Liaison Service
An audit of South Africa's first public-sector fracture liaison service in Johannesburg reveals high osteoporosis risk among fragility fracture patients ...
Fear of Falling Before Hip Surgery May Predict Survival in Older Adults
A large prospective cohort study in China found that older adults with greater preoperative fear of falling, measured by the ...
Rib Fractures Signal Sixfold Higher Death Risk in Elderly Hip Fracture Patients, Study Finds
A large German cohort study shows that more than one in ten older patients with a proximal femoral fracture also ...
Seven Global Health Bodies Unite to End the Deadly Silos Between Fall and Fracture Prevention
Seven international medical organizations have jointly called for integrating fall prevention and fracture prevention into unified care pathways, citing enormous ...
Artery Calcification Falls Short as Bone Risk Predictor After Fragility Fracture Surgery
A retrospective cohort study of 230 hospitalized fragility fracture patients finds abdominal aortic calcification is linked to lower femoral neck ...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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