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 »
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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 »
Celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month 2019 »
On behalf of the Board of Trustees, staff and volunteers who are part of the mission of the National Osteoporosis Foundation, we celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month. We join Americans across the country in celebrating the countless contributions of Hispanic Americans to U.S. culture and society. We believe that our strength lies in differences, not in… Read more »
New Report on Burden of Osteoporosis Highlights Huge and Growing Economic and Human Toll of the Disease »
Approximately 2.3 Million Fractures Suffered by 2 Million on Medicare; Proven Preventive Measures Go Largely Unused ARLINGTON, VA (September 11, 2019)- A new report released today by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF) finds that despite the existence of proven preventive measures, approximately 2 million Americans on Medicare suffered 2.3 million osteoporosis-related bone fractures in 2015…. Read more »
National Osteoporosis Foundation Report Finds Patient-Centered Care Is Key Element in Delivering High-Quality, High-Value Treatment »
ARLINGTON, VA (July 29, 2019) — A new report released today by the National Osteoporosis Foundation (NOF), the nation’s leading health organization dedicated to preventing osteoporosis and broken bones, found that the vast majority of patients, including those at highest risk of a osteoporotic/fragility fracture (i.e., those who have experienced a previous fracture after age… Read more »