According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 300,000 Americans aged 65 and older are hospitalized for hip fractures each year. The major health issues come in the wake ...

Hip Skeleton on blue background with clipping path. Bones are the very foundation of our bodies, the scaffolding upon which everything else depends for support and structure. But with age, bones ...

Scientists at Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) have made a great leap forward in predicting the risk of hip fracture among women due to osteoporosis. They have discovered that it is not necessary to ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . “There is abundant evidence that men are not adequately screened for osteoporosis, and those with osteoporosis ...

A 50-year-old man is more likely to die from complications of a bone fracture than prostate cancer. Yet only 2% of older men ...

On Dec 19, 2025, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a major milestone by qualifying total hip bone mineral density (BMD), assessed by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, as a surrogate ...

PETALING JAYA: With the ageing population increasing in the country, so are hip fractures caused by falls. According to a study, such injuries are projected to increase by 3.5-fold in just over two ...

Diabetes is responsible for a host of well-known complications including kidney problems, eyesight loss, and nerve damage. But clinicians and patients may be less aware that the disease also poses a ...

Osteoporotic hip fracture, already a dangerous and debilitating problem for older men and women worldwide, is poised to become a far more severe global public-health issue as the population grows ...

Bone density still matters. It’s the best clinical predictor we have, and it tends to peak in early adulthood, and declines with age (faster after menopause). The goal is to build what you can, and ...

Over time, increased physical activity can lead to a hip stress fracture. They usually occur in the femoral neck, located at the top of the thigh bone, which connects to the pelvis. This injury most ...

Any fracture in an older woman or man, whether from a car accident or sidewalk slip, may be a sign you should have your bone health checked. By Jane E. Brody Let’s say you’re a woman in your mid-50s, ...