USPSTF new osteoporosis screening guidelines
the US Preventive Services Taskforce (USPSTF) recently published new guidelines regarding screening for osteoporosis to prevent fractures (see osteoporosis USPSTF recs JAMA2025 in dropbox, or doi:10.1001/jama.2024.27154) Recommendations , for adults 40 years or older without known osteoporosis or history of fragility fractures, and without having secondary osteoporosis from cancer, metabolic bone diseases , hyperthyroidism, or chronic steroid use: -- screen women 65 years or older for osteoporosis, moderate certainty of evidence, Grade B -- screen postmenopausal women younger than 65 at increased risk for osteoporosis, moderate certainty of evidence, Grade B -- men: insufficient evidence for screening for osteoporosis in the balance of benefits and harms, Grade I --there are important caveats to these (and all USPSTF recommendations) noted in the document: -- "USPSTF recognizes that clinical decisions involve more considerations than...