Bone Density Screening Intervals for Osteoporosis One Size Does Not Fit All Bone Density Screening Intervals for Osteoporosis

Yu EW, Finkelstein JS. — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Rates of bone density testing have reached a plateau in recent years. Despite recommendations from the US Preventive Services Task Force and the National Osteoporosis Foundation for universal screening of postmenopausal women aged 65 years and older, Medicare data indicate that over a 7-year period, only 52% of eligible women had a bone density test. This discordance between US guidelines for bone density screening and actual practice is concerning, especially because half of US postmenopausal women older than 50 years will experience an osteoporotic fracture in their lifetime.

HIV and Bone Mass

Kuehn BM. — Wed, 25 Jul 2012 00:00:00 GMT

Young men and adolescents being treated with antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV have lower bone mass than HIV-negative controls of the same age group, according to a study funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development.

JAMA: Osteoporosis/Metabolic Bone Disease Topic Collection

Bone Density Screening Intervals for Osteoporosis One Size Does Not Fit All Bone Density Screening Intervals for Osteoporosis

HIV and Bone Mass