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Low maternal levels of hemoglobin and serum ferritin in pregnancy were associated with adverse infant outcomes.

Though half the fracture-prevention battle is getting people diagnosed with low bone density, nearly 80% of older Americans who suffer bone breaks are not tested or treated for osteoporosis.

The debate persists as to whether these conditions are on the same spectrum or should be separated.

For most people with chronic pain, physicians should start by addressing mind-body issues rather than turning to that approach as a last resort, according to Ira Rashbaum, MD.

Stryker raised its annual profit forecast as the medtech company sees strong demand for its medical and surgical devices, aided by a post-pandemic pickup in surgical procedures at hospitals.

A surgeon has prevailed in a medical malpractice case regarding whether his treatment caused a patients ongoing pain after surgery.

An exhibit in France presents the artists anatomic studies and shows how he anticipated the images produced by CT and MRI.

In a small study, patients treated with romosozumab had a greater increase in spine bone mineral density, compared with the denosumab group after 1 year.

This study represents the first head-to-head trial comparing the effects of two biologics in axial spondyloarthritis, in this case in patients at high risk for radiographic progression.

Race does not predict osteoporosis risk, researchers found, as clinicians noted that many people with osteoporosis go unidentified.