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A Bone Checkup

Updated recommendations about osteoporosis screening are not changed but are always worth reiterating

New guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force are reaffirming the importance of osteoporosis screening for women—but, once again, men are being left out.

Osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease that can lead to serious, even fatal, fractures, is common among women who have go...

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