Osteoporosis Screening Recommended for All Women over 6 (opens in new tab)

Osteoporosis is characterized by a decrease in bone density. It affects 12.6 percent of community-dwelling adults over 50 and 27.1 percent of women over 65 in the U.S. (for men over 65, the prevalence is 5.7 percent). People with osteoporosis are more likely to suffer bone fractures, which can lead to loss of independence, reduced […] The post Osteoporosis Screening Recommended for All Women over 6 appeared first on Tufts Health & Nutrition Letter.