Is This Osteoporosis Drug Safe?
Late in 2019, a Good Times reader wrote a letter to our ‘Your Health Questions’ column, worried about a friend, who, at 90, seemed to… Read More »Is This Osteoporosis Drug Safe?
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To Test or Not to Test?
That’s something many of us may not ask ourselves when our doctor suggests a test to look for evidence of a disease when no symptoms… Read More »To Test or Not to Test?
Is This Osteoporosis Drug Safe?
Is my 90-year-old friend’s osteoporosis medication (denosumab) safe? Is there any evidence to back our hunch that it could be dangerous for an older person… Read More »Is This Osteoporosis Drug Safe?
Zero Gravity: Bad to the Bone
Did you know that astronauts lose bone strength in zero gravity? That means extended or repeated space missions could put their skeletal health in jeopardy,… Read More »Zero Gravity: Bad to the Bone
Bone Up on Osteoporosis
True or false? Breaking a bone after age 40 — even as a result of a fall — signals your bone strength is probably compromised. … Read More »Bone Up on Osteoporosis