Educational update explains DXA testing, T-scores, fracture-risk factors and questions adults can discuss with ...

Some doctors and influencers say women shouldn’t wait until their 60s for a DEXA scan. Here’s what to consider before getting one.

Women at higher risk for fractures may benefit from getting a DEXA scan before the recommended age of 65. Strength training ...

Osteoporosis progresses gradually and painlessly over many years. Many people do not have their bone density measured until ...

Preparing for a medical test often triggers health anxiety, making it easy to worry about hidden conditions and care needs. While a DEXA scan is the gold standard for spotting osteoporosis and weak ...

Guest Contributor Dr. Rosina Shrestha is a board-certified internal medicine physician with the Mid-Atlantic Permanente Medical Group. She sees patients at the Kaiser Permanente White Marsh Medical ...

IntroductionBeing told you have "low bone density" does not automatically mean you have a diagnosis of "osteoporosis" or that ...

In the latest episode of "Healthful," Dr. Jocelyn Wittstein, an orthopedic surgeon at Duke University School of Medicine, discusses what women should know about protecting their bones.

Men treated for prostate cancer may be winning the fight against their tumor only to face a quieter, slower-moving threat: ...