The Latest Breaking News from Osteoporosis

It comes amid warnings that the condition ‘disproportionately affects women’ with the risk of ‘enormous’ costs to the economy.

Because there are typically no symptoms until the first fracture occurs, osteoporosis is considered a silent disease. Some call it a silent killer.

More than half the women in the UK over the age of 50 will suffer a fracture. But can more awareness – and some heavy lifting – help us beat many of the effects of osteoporosis?

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Two-thirds of Australians aged over 50 have poor bone health and even Olympic gold medallists such as Sally Pearson aren't immune to severe bone injuries.

Among the most common issues that orthopedic surgeons treat in women is osteoporosis, given that women have higher proclivity to it. In this guide, we will cover the warning signs, highlight how orthopedic surgeons can help, and generally assist women in dealing with bone deterioration which is an inevitable consequence…

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A new anti-osteoporosis drug has just been approved for use in the UK. The drug, called abaloparatide, is licensed for post-menopausal women with osteoporosis and a very high risk of fractures. Abaloparatide’s approval could benefit more than 14,000 women in the UK who are at serious risk of bone fracture.

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Abaloparatide, which could help more than 14,000 women with osteoporosis, to be available in England within three months