The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) debuts its 10,000 Steps a Day in May Challenge and launches helpful resources with the goal of raising awareness about building and maintaining strong, healthy bones. This May, NOF will commemorate National Osteoporosis Month with the launch of new resources created to provide an easy-to-follow path for Americans to learn… Read more »
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Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis (ISO) Cancelled »
Dear Attendees, We hope that you, your family and colleagues are safe and healthy during this unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic. All staff at the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) are working from home, but fully able to continue to serve our patient and healthcare professional communities. After careful consideration, we have decided to cancel the Interdisciplinary… Read more »
NOF Statement on Access to Osteoporosis Medications Covered Under Medicare Part B During COVID-19 Pandemic »
Contact: Claire Gill, Interim CEO claire.gill@bonehealthandosteoporosis.org The National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), the country’s leading health organization representing 10 million Americans who suffer from osteoporosis, a chronic disease that weakens bone and increases a person’s risk for debilitating and deadly fractures, urges Members of Congress to assure that patients who are covered by Medicare Part B… Read more »
The National Osteoporosis Foundation’s (NOF) Online Support Community Now Connects More Than 50,000 Members »
The National Osteoporosis Foundation’s Online Community, hosted by Inspire, now connects more than 50,000 members. NOF’s online community is a safe place where patients and caregivers affected by osteoporosis can come together to share helpful advice and support one another. The community has grown rapidly since launching in October 2007, underscoring the great need to… Read more »
UPDATED: Coronavirus: What Older Adults Need to Know »
By Kathleen Cameron, BSPharm, MPH | 2.28.2020 Note: This blog post was originally published by the National Council on Aging and was updated on March 7 with the latest information from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). Please check back frequently for updates and visit CDC for the most current news. The situation around the novel coronavirus (COVID-19)… Read more »
Legislation to Assist in Restoring Patient Access to DXA Testing »
NOF and colleagues in the Fracture Prevention Coalition are supporting legislation – HR 2693 and S283 in Congress. This legislation would help ensure that patients have access to DXA testing by restoring Medicare funding for DXA. We are grateful to the following Members of Congress who have signed on as co-sponsors of this important legislation. Below is a… Read more »
DXA Testing by the Numbers – Updated »
Osteoporosis is under-diagnosed in the Medicare population and the DXA scans are the gold standard for osteoporosis diagnosis, yet in 2007, CMS began significantly reducing reimbursement for DXA scans. This reduced the number of physicians in private offices offering DXA. As a result, fewer women and men were scanned resulting in a decline in osteoporosis… Read more »
Amgen Important Drug Warning: Prolia® (denosumab) »
This communication is to inform you of important safety information for Prolia® (denosumab). There are reports from healthcare providers of potential confusion between UDENYCA® (pegfilgrastim-cbqv) and Prolia due to carton similarities. Adverse reactions resulting from patients who received UDENYCA instead of the intended medication, Prolia, have been reported. Amgen is distributing the following Dear HCP… Read more »
Preventing Costly Bone Fractures – Why Don’t We Do What Works? »
Published November 1, 2019, in the American Journal of Managed Care by Robert Gagel, MD Robert Gagel, MD, is chair of the Board at the National Osteoporosis Foundation. He is a professor of medicine at MD Anderson Cancer Center and an adjunct professor in the Departments of Medicine and Cell Biology at Baylor College of… Read more »
Do You Think About Your Bone Health? »
The National Osteoporosis Foundation Joins Organizations Worldwide to Raise Awareness and Provide Resources about Osteoporosis and Bone Health on World Osteoporosis Day, October 20th ARLINGTON, VA (October 15, 2019) In the U.S. more than 54 million people either already have osteoporosis or are at high risk of the disease due to low bone density. Osteoporosis-related… Read more »