Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...

Learn about osteoporosis, its risks, symptoms, and prevention strategies to maintain bone health and prevent fractures.

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 ...

The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...

Study finds more than 13% prevalence of low bone mineral density in younger patients with celiac disease and a rising ...

(BPT) – Most people have heard of osteoporosis, but many people don’t put much thought into their own bone health. However, in the United States, 54 million people age 50 and over either have or are ...

Kim Kardashian posted the results of her recent body scan on Instagram. The scan can measure changes in body composition, or ratio of fat to muscle mass. It also assesses bone density, which can ...

For the best part of 12 months, my at-home BIA scales confidently told me that I was sitting on a lean 13% body fat. This was ...

DexaFit Scottsdale has announced the availability of its DEXA scan service, a recognized method for measuring body composition and bone health, to clients in Scottsdale and nearby communities. The ...