The pill is often prescribed as a way of maintaining bone health for those with hormonal imbalances. But are contraceptives really the way to improved bone density? We’re also learning more ...

Recent research has highlighted the bone-health risks of taking thyroid medication, prescribed to 23 million Americans.

ONE of the most commonly prescribed drugs in the UK ... on levothyroxine suffered a "greater loss of total body bone mass and bone density". But the researchers added patients taking the ...

However, in this particular study, taking weight loss drugs like Ozempic did seem to have a bigger impact on bone density ...

Yee added that bone mineral density "changes" are a known side effect of weight loss drugs in the first one to three months of use because people lose significant weight quickly. Amgen is also ...

Researchers found that even with normal thyroid hormone levels, levothyroxine users experienced greater bone density reduction over a six-year period. The study will be presented at the ...

The long-acting progestogen injectable contraceptives depot medroxyprogesterone acetate and norethisterone enanthate have been found to adversely affect bone mineral density in adult premenopausal ...

How often should I get a bone density test? Because of course as you grow older, you're going to lose more bone. If you're terrific at 60, you might want to do another one at 65 to see what's ...

low-density bones... A red model of a thyroid is surrounded by pills, representing thyroid medication, with an image of a bone affected by osteoporosis overlayed. Osteoporosis, possibly linked to ...

A widely used pill for treating an underactive thyroid ... the drug was associated with greater loss of total body bone mass and bone density over a median follow-up of 6.3 years.