Do older adults need to take vitamin D and calcium supplements?
As we enter our 50s, it's time to reassess our intake of calcium, which helps mitigate bone loss, and vitamin D, which helps us absorb calcium.
Dec 11, 2025
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Wounds and Injuries: News and Research on Femoral Fractures
MeSH tree: C26.558.276
Men and women may need different medications to avoid broken bones
A new international study published in Osteoporosis International and led by Monash's Center for Medicine Use and Safety (CMUS) has investigated the risks of a second hip fracture, subsequent fractures, and death in people ...
Dec 8, 2025
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Research reveals gaps in tracking opioid use among older adults in Medicare post-acute care
A new research letter published in JAMA Health Forum highlights major gaps in how opioid use is tracked among older adults receiving post-acute care under Medicare. Researchers found that Medicare Part D claims significantly ...
Nov 19, 2025
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Identifying safer implant designs for total hip replacement
As populations continue to age, total hip replacement (THR) is becoming an increasingly common surgical procedure. Experts estimate that approximately one million THRs are performed each year worldwide.
Oct 28, 2025
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Anesthesiologist-led care can help hip-fracture patients get to surgery faster, with fewer complications
When anesthesiologists lead the preoperative process, patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures—one of the leading causes of hospitalization in older adults—get to the operating room (OR) faster and have fewer complications, ...
Oct 13, 2025
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Singapore's young women have 'skinny-fat' risks typically seen in older age
A comprehensive study led by researchers from the A*STAR Institute for Human Development and Potential (A*STAR IHDP) has found that more than 1 in 4 healthy-weight Chinese women in their 20s and 30s already have low muscle ...
Sep 5, 2025
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Slower arm movements linked to greater fall risk for older adults
When a person starts to lose their balance on a slippery surface, the natural reaction is to raise the arms to restore balance. Adults aged 65 and older may move their arms more slowly when slipping, which could increase ...
Jul 2, 2025
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Resident-to-resident aggression is common in nursing homes. Here's how we can improve residents' safety
The Coroners Court of Victoria is undertaking an inquest into the deaths of eight aged care residents across six facilities, over a nine-month period in 2021.
Jun 7, 2025
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Using testosterone gel to treat women recovering from hip fractures provides no added benefits, clinical trial finds
Hip fractures, often a result of a fall, are the most serious type of osteoporotic fracture because they are accompanied by considerable pain, loss of muscle and bone strength, reduced mobility and independence with daily ...
May 24, 2025
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Supervised exercise improves broken hip outcomes in older women, clinical trial finds
Results from a recent multi-center, randomized, controlled trial demonstrate that testosterone gel does not improve long-distance mobility compared to exercise alone in older women recovering from a hip fracture.
May 15, 2025
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