September 12, 2024 (Arlington, VA) – There needs to be immediate action on providing appropriate post-fracture care for America’s seniors, said 35 diverse national patient and health professional organizations. These organizations joined together in urging the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to substantially improve care for the 10 million Americans with osteoporosis by reducing… Read more »
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Why Strength Training is So Good for You »
If you’ve been exercising and eating right and you’re still not seeing or feeling the results you want, it might be time to spend some time lifting things up and putting them down. “It can completely enhance your quality of life,” says Adrian Hutber, PhD, vice president for the American College of Sports Medicine’s Exercise… Read more »
Medicare’s Proposed 2025 PFS Rule Takes Critical First Steps to Improve Post-Fracture Care for Osteoporosis Patients in the U.S. »
National Patient and Medical Groups Praise CMS for “Giving Patients Hope” and Call for Further Action The proposed 2025 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (PFS) rule issued by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) last week recognizes the need to substantially improve care for the 10 million Americans who suffer from osteoporosis, almost two… Read more »
Guys, Get Up To Date on Your Health Screenings for Men’s Health Month! »
June is Men’s Health Month! It is a month where we celebrate men around the world, and encourage then to get and stay healthy. One place to start if you are on the path to a healthier life is to make sure you are up to date on your health screenings and doctor visits. Men,… Read more »
The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) Announces Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis (ISO2024) Program Highlights »
June 10, 2024 (Arlington, VA) – Almost half of all women and up to one in four men over the age of 50 will suffer an osteoporosis-related fracture in their lifetime. The Interdisciplinary Symposium on Osteoporosis (ISO2024) aims to address this growing health crisis by providing the latest evidence-based information on the prevention, diagnosis, and… Read more »
The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) Commemorates 40th Anniversary With ’40 Faces of Osteoporosis’ Campaign »
Forty patient stories will be highlighted throughout 2024 May 31, 2024 (Arlington, VA) – The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF), the nation’s leading organization dedicated exclusively to osteoporosis and bone health, is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2024 with the launch of the ’40 Faces of Osteoporosis’ campaign. BHOF will showcase the personal stories… Read more »
19 States Take Action to Combat Osteoporosis and Strengthen Bone Health »
May 2024 is Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month May 30, 2024 (Arlington, VA) – The Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) announced today that 19 states across the nation have taken steps through legislation and executive action to tackle the costly and growing problem of osteoporosis. Arkansas, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Idaho, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,… Read more »
The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation and Sunsweet Growers Partner on Three-Part Podcast Series to Promote Importance of Women’s Bone Health »
Partnership emphasizes prioritizing bone-supporting nutrition this Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month May 23, 2024 (Arlington, VA) – The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) is pleased to share an exclusive three-part series of the Bone Talk podcast sponsored by Sunsweet Growers Inc., the world’s premier dried fruit brand. Three nutrition experts joined BHOF CEO Claire… Read more »
The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation and AvoMD Launch Clinical Decision Support Toolkit for Osteoporosis, Available for Free and in the EHR »
Tool strengthens clinicians’ ability to diagnose, manage, and treat patients with osteoporosis and related fractures. May 1, 2024 (Arlington, VA) – The Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (“BHOF”), together with AvoMD, a software platform that translates clinical evidence into the workflow, has developed a decision support toolkit to support clinicians in the prevention, risk assessment,… Read more »
Bone Up on Bone Health »
Growing up, a broken bone—suffered during a sport or a daredevil act like jumping off a roof—was likely to produce bragging rights, along with a nice collection of autographs on the cast. After age 60, fractures could mean hospitalization and a long recovery. “A fracture can be a life altering event,” says Andrea Singer, MD,… Read more »