A bone-building drug did not speed pelvic fracture healing
Abaloparatide reliably raises bone density, so it seemed a natural candidate to help fractures knit. A randomised trial found no benefit — and healing numerically favoured placebo.
Is it normal to shrink with age? Some loss is — but rapid loss is a warning sign
Losing a little height with age is expected. But marked loss tracks real risk: men who lost 3 cm or more had 45% higher mortality, and women who lost over 5 cm had roughly 50% higher hip-fracture risk.
Fracture-spotting AI is accurate. A children's ED trial asked if that changes care
Commercial software reads an X-ray for breaks about as well as a radiologist. A prospective paediatric emergency study found that accuracy did not translate into fewer missed-fracture recalls.
Home safety changes cut falls, mostly for people already at high risk
A Cochrane review finds fixing home hazards reduces falls by 38% in people at high risk of falling — and not at all in those who are not. On vitamin D, the US task force is blunt: no benefit.
Fall prevention that works is mostly one thing: the right kind of exercise
Falls are the leading injury killer of older adults. The intervention with the strongest evidence is unglamorous — exercise that trains balance, gait and strength — and the trial data behind it is unusually solid.