Repeat bone mineral density (BMD) testing did not improve fracture-risk prediction in a large prospective cohort of postmenopausal women beyond baseline BMD measurement alone, according to new 12-year ...

The overall rates of BMD testing in this study were very low. Physicians did consider some risk factors (age, race, and weight) when deciding about whom to screen but did not include others (smoking, ...

Objective: Bone mineral density (BMD) testing is a key tool used to diagnose and treat osteoporosis. We assessed the rate of scheduling BMD tests among health plan members at risk for osteoporosis who ...

PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA [October 7, 2020] -- New research in the October 2020 issue of JNCCN--Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network finds the rate of bone mineral density (BMD) testing in ...

New Orleans, La., October 25, 2002 – Data presented here in a plenary session at the annual scientific meeting of the American College of Rheumatology estimate that a modest 10 percent increase in ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Repeat bone mineral density (BMD) testing up to 8 years after the initial test does not improve the ability of doctors to predict fractures in older women, research hints.