A GP guide to bisphosphonate ‘treatment breaks’
Need to know: Bisphosphonates are the most common class of antiresorptive medications used in the treatment of osteoporosis, with proven efficacy in improving bone mineral…
Tag: Endocrinology – Osteoporosis
Anxiety linked to higher risk of osteoporosis in middle-aged women: study
Anxiety disorders may increase the risk of osteoporosis and fractures in middle-aged women, suggest findings presented at the Screening Conference 2025 in Sydney last week.…
PBAC backs new PBS listing for drosperinone-only pill
The PBAC has recommended a listing for the drospirenone-only contraceptive pill, acknowledging it is important for women to have a range of affordable options. At…
Patients on checkpoint inhibitors may need bone screening, endocrinologist suggests
Emerging evidence shows an association between immune checkpoint inhibitor therapy and osteoporosis, with the agents linked to increased fracture risk in cancer patients. The latest…
Why eating disorders around menopause are a red flag
Middle-aged women with eating disorders could slip into menopause without realising it, drastically increasing their fracture risk, a leading endocrinologist warns. Eating disorders such as…
New endometriosis and diabetes treatments earn PBAC approval
A new endometriosis treatment has been given the PBS green light just three months after it was approved by the TGA. The once-daily combination pill…
‘We must empower women to manage menopause better’: gynaecologist professor
The health expert says too many older women are missing out on effective therapies
‘A lot has changed’: New osteoporosis guidelines back FRAX tool
GPs are now advised to use the Fracture Risk Assessment tool to determine future risk of major osteoporotic fractures in postmenopausal women and men over…
Osteoporosis drugs remain effective ‘regardless of age’
Anti-osteoporotic medicines are equally effective in older adults as patients under 70, with UK and US researchers reporting similar fracture risk reductions in both age…
Fed Govt plan for 100 fracture clinics will provide ‘little benefit at high cost’
Launching dozens more fracture liaison services in hospitals would prevent fewer than 1% of an estimated 2.4 million fractures over a decade, a modelling study…
