It can be easy to think you get plenty of vitamin D when you live in a country bathed in sunshine, but the reality is more complicated. Almost one in four Australian adults have vitamin D deficiency. Vitamin D supplements ...
May 15, 2026
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Treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) for type 2 diabetes and obesity is independently associated with a significantly increased five-year risk for osteoporosis, gout, and osteomalacia compared ...
Mar 6, 2026
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When the days shorten and the sun sinks low in the sky, that familiar winter slump sets in. There's a fundamental reason for this seasonal fatigue: low levels of vitamin D—the "sunshine vitamin."
Feb 10, 2026
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A research team at Uppsala University has identified a clear link between osteomalacia—a form of bone softening commonly caused by vitamin D deficiency—and a fivefold increased risk of emergency cesarean sections or the need ...
Oct 28, 2025
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A position paper authored on behalf of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Vitamin D Working Group summarizes the burden of vitamin D deficiency and public health approaches for its prevention in global populations, ...
Jun 11, 2024
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Most of us don't worry about getting vitamin D when the weather's warm and the sun is shining. But as winter approaches, accompanied by overcast days and long nights, you may be wondering if it could be useful to take a vitamin ...
Dec 14, 2023
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Australia has seen a surge in vitamin D testing of children, with similar trends reported for adults around the world. GPs are now being urged not to test for vitamin D unnecessarily.
Oct 2, 2023
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Exactly 80 years ago, a group of starving Jewish scientists and doctors in the Warsaw Ghetto were collecting data on their starving patients. They hoped their research would benefit future generations through better ways ...
Jul 20, 2022
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