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American Society of Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR) 2022 Annual Meeting
September 09 - 12, 2022; Austin, Texas
September 09 - 12, 2022Austin, Texas
ASBMR 2022Fish Oil Pills Do Not Reduce Fractures in Healthy Seniors: VITALIn the largest worldwide study to examine how fish oil supplements might reduce the risk of fractures in men and women age 50 and over and age 55 and over, respectively, the VITAL trial did not find any benefit.
Medscape Medical News, September 13, 2022
ASBMR 2022Crystal Bone Algorithm Predicts Early Fractures, Uses ICD CodesThis algorithm looks promising and would alert clinicians to often-missed patients with high fracture risk who need to be investigated for osteoporosis, an observer says, but it needs further validation.
Medscape Medical News, September 12, 2022
ASBMR 2022Hip Fractures Likely to Double by 2050 as Population AgesGreater efforts 'are needed to prevent hip fractures and improve the treatment gap and post-fracture care, especially in men and the oldest old,' say researchers.
Exercise Appears to Improve Bone Structure, Not DensityIn postmenopausal women, exercise appears to improve strength at the hip through changes in structure, not bone mineral density
(BMD), whereas a bisphosphonate improved BMD and bone turnover markers.
Medscape Medical News, Oct 06, 2021
Global Guidelines for Managing Hypo- and HyperparathyroidismHypoparathyroidism and hyperparathyroidism guidelines developed by more than 100 global experts were presented at the ASBMR
meeting and will be published next year, replacing 2014 and 2016 guidelines.
