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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Osteoporosis, Fragility & Bone Health Edition | “Stiffen Up” Management of Osteoporosis
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D. [@chutkaMD]
Guest: Kurt A. Kennel, M.D.
According to the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation, over 50 million Americans have osteoporosis. Up to one in two women and one in four men will experience a bone fracture due to the disease. Osteoporosis is a common cause of hip, wrist and vertebral fractures and can result in significant complications including chronic pain, disability and even death. When detected early, these complications need not occur and we now have a variety of very effective treatments for osteoporosis, some relatively new. In this...