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Editor's E-Note
Recognizing the burden of osteoporosis in older men, a working group of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis, and Musculoskeletal Diseases has released new recommendations to help clinicians diagnose, monitor, and treat the disease in men.
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New Evidence-Based Guidelines for the Management of Osteoporosis in Men
Worldwide, it is estimated that one in five men over the age of 50 years will experience an osteoporotic fracture in their remaining lifetime, and the number of hip fractures in men is expected to rise by approximately 310% between 1990 and 2050. Despite its great burden among older men, osteoporosis is still often viewed as a woman’s disease, and underdiagnosis and undertreatment of the condition in men is even more prevalent than in women. In response, an international multidisciplinary working group of the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) has now issued GRADE-assessed recommendations for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of osteoporosis in men.
Professor Jean-Yves Reginster, senior author and president of ESCEO, states, “It's important to recognize that osteoporosis in men carries substantial morbidity and mortality, with rates comparable to or even exceeding those in women with the condition. The ESCEO international working group was convened to provide new management recommendations that are informed by the latest developments in research and up-to-date expert opinion related to diagnostic and screening approaches for osteoporosis and its associated high fracture risk in men.”
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Adding to the dire news about plastics and human health, Science News reports on an alarming study finding that the presence of microplastics in the arteries increases the risk of cardiovascular disease. The research on these particles—which enter the body through food and drink, the air we breathe, and absorption by the skin—was published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
Obesity Drugs and Aspiration Pneumonia
Ozempic and other diabetes and obesity drugs may complicate endoscopic procedures. Undigested food may remain in the stomach even when patients have fasted before the procedure, leading to the risk of aspiration during endoscopy. StatNews reports on the research.
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