The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has recognized Professor René Rizzoli, Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University Hospitals of Geneva, with the prestigious IOF President’s Award. The Award honours individuals ...

A significant proportion of rare diseases specifically involves the skeletal system, with more than 430 genetic disorders of the skeleton identified to date. These include disorders such as osteogenesis imperfecta ...

In achieving its enrolment target in November 2021, an important milestone has been reached by the Phase III PLX-PAD study. 

HIPGEN - Cell Therapy for Improving Patient Mobility after Hip Fracture ...

When it comes to osteoporosis and other bone disorders, timely diagnosis, treatment, and post-fracture care can make all the difference to patients’ lives. 

Whether they have osteoporosis, which is relatively ...

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) is the world’s largest non-governmental organization dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis, fragility fractures, and related bone diseases. Together with its more ...

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The Jornadas de Endocrinología de Zona Norte ( JEN 2021) took place on October 21st. Respecting all the relevant Covid-19 protocols, the event was organized by the ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Dr. Bernardo Stolnicki, a renowned Brazilian orthopedic surgeon committed to bone health and the prevention of osteoporotic fractures, on ...

With only two weeks until October 20th and World Osteoporosis Day, the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and its network of more than 265 member patient and medical societies worldwide ...

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Fragility fractures are the most important clinical complication of osteoporosis. Worldwide, one in three women and one in five men over the age of 50 will suffer ...

Asian countries are facing the most marked increase in fragility fractures globally, with the number of people at high fracture risk expected to double from 2010-2030. By 2050 approximately half ...

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It is our great pleasure to announce the individual winners of this year’s prestigious IOF and ESCEO annual Awards. The Awards pay tribute to the scientific work, individual ...

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF), European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis & Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO) and the International Society of Orthopaedic Surgery and Traumatology (SICOT) have ...