Osteoporosis typically affects seniors, placing them at much greater risk of fractures. But there’s another condition called osteopenia, which can happen at virtually any age. Traditionally considered ...

“Osteopenia is a thinning and weakening of the bone, but not to the extent of brittle bone disease or osteoporosis,” says Dr. Ali Al Khazaali, an endocrinologist on staff at Community Hospital in ...

… but our independent journalism isn’t free to produce. Help us keep it this way with a tax-deductible donation today. Any woman who’s been told by her doctor that she has osteopenia (low bone density ...

Bisphosphonates prevent fractures in patients with osteoporosis, but their efficacy in women with osteopenia is unknown. Most fractures in postmenopausal women occur in those with osteopenia, so ...