June 30, 2020
I was told last week about the mother of an acquaintance in Chicago. His mother has had Vertebral Fractures again and again and again. After each fracture she has been...
May 17, 2020
If you fracture, your risk of a second fracture within a year is 3 to 5 times as great! If that first or second fracture is a hip, you have...
December 8, 2019
National Bone Health treatment goals are changing for those patients with high fracture risk. Simply preserving bones already at a too high fracture risk never made much sense to this...
November 14, 2019
Recently I wrote about our participation in a clinical trial offering the anabolic Tymlos (Abaloparatide) to men. Now we have been approved for participation in another Tymlos (Abaloparatide) trial –...
August 8, 2019
We now have a third anabolic medication to build new bone. Evenity is really different from the other anabolics, Forteo (teriparatide) and Tymlos (abaloparatide). Forteo and Tymlos are daily shots based...
February 27, 2018
Our goal is NO NEW FRACTURES. Therefore, Treat to Target means a FRAX score of <20% for “major osteoporotic” and <3% for hip fracture. Alternately, T-score of better than -1.5 if...
September 24, 2017
The FDA approved Tymlos (Abaloparatide) in June for use in women diagnosed with osteoporosis. Unfortunately most patients are unlikely to obtain insurance coverage for Tymlos until January or February 2018. Tymlos...
July 12, 2016
Recent studies have shown that the order in which we use osteoporosis medications matters. Traditionally most docs have used Antirsorptives first to preserve bone. All osteoporosis medications except one are Antiresorptives....
August 21, 2015
Patients, Primary Care Docs, and Orthopedic Surgeons all worry about bone surgery while on Osteoporosis Medications. They also worry about Atypical Fractures of the Femur (AFF). There is one medication...
August 15, 2015
You have started taking Osteoporosis Medication. You think you have entirely eliminated your Fracture Risk. Then, WHAM – you have a Fracture! What went wrong? It is time to re-evaluate. ...