If you’re someone who’s at risk for developing osteoporosis, you’re probably well-accustomed to receiving regular bone density tests. Dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA or DXA) is a radiologic ...

Lewiston, Maine — Laura Rinck, CEO and Co-Founder of Rinck Advertising, today, World Osteoporosis Day, announced a groundbreaking new employee wellness benefit that gives every Rinck employee access ...

Are you due for a bone density test? The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced updated osteoporosis screening guidelines on January 14, 2025. Women 65 years or older, or postmenopausal women ...

Researchers can now assess a person’s risk of developing late-life dementia using data from a common type of bone density scan. The long-term study revealed calcification within the abdominal aorta ...

Osteoporosis: Five risk factors for the silent bone disease - A new campaign is encouraging people to check their risk of ...

The scan can measure changes in body composition, or ratio of fat to muscle mass. It also assesses bone density, which can prevent injury as you age and improves with weightlifting. Kim Kardashian ...

For a sidebar on how this story came together, click here. Dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) has long been the gold standard for osteoporosis screening. But now, thousands of patients may be ...

A bone mineral density test measures the amount of calcium and other minerals that are present in a section of bone. This is a harmless and very useful test that helps to determine if someone is at ...

Osteoporosis occurs so much more commonly in women, for whom medical guidelines recommend universal screening after age 65, that a man who was not a health care professional might not have thought ...

I was shocked. Even though I felt healthy and strong, it was as if my bones were betraying me.”Patient Advocate Laura Rinck ...