Osteoporosis is a bone disease that’s common in the United States, affecting almost 20 percent of women and 5 percent of men over age 50. Osteoporosis occurs when bones are weakened by hormone shifts ...

Most people do not realize their bones are weakening until they experience a fracture. For women, the risk of osteoporosis increases significantly after menopause due to the drop in estrogen. But bone ...

ABC News' Becky Worley writes about her experience with elective medical tests. Becky Worley is a consumer and technology correspondent for "Good Morning America." When my 41-year-old best friend was ...

Once bone density is lost, it cannot typically be rebuilt, but you may be able to prevent further loss. Calcium and vitamin D, along with exercise and managing medications, are important for bone ...

The doctors and nurses at the emergency room in Jacksonville, Florida, were “perplexed,” as Dia Thomas remembers it. They believed her when she said she was in pain—imaging had revealed fractures in ...