Osteoporosis in the News

Abstract Summary Core principles for fracture prevention address fundamental concepts for the evaluation and management of patients at risk for fracture. These are intended to form the foundation of clinical practice guidelines and represent a first step toward guideline harmonization. Introduction The large number of clinical practice guidelines for osteoporosis and discordance of recommendations has… Read more »

Univisión, the largest Hispanic media company in the country, supports the efforts of the National Osteoporosis Foundation by helping to create awareness about bone health in their nationwide show “Despierta América,” reminding their audience that May is National Osteoporosis Month.

  May is National Osteoporosis Month in the U.S. and the time is right for all Americans to take a proactive posture to help protect their bones. In the U.S., more than two million broken bones are caused by osteoporosis each year. Studies show that half of all women over the age of 50 and… Read more »

  Dear Attendees, We hope that you, your family and colleagues are safe and healthy during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. All staff at the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) are working from home, but fully able to continue to serve our patient and healthcare professional communities. After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel the Interdisciplinary… Read more »

Published November 1, 2019, in the American Journal of Managed Care by Robert Gagel, MD Robert Gagel, MD, is chair of the Board at the National Osteoporosis Foundation. He is a professor of medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center and an adjunct professor in the Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology at Baylor College of… Read more »