Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one’s bones. It’s an important diagnostic tool for osteoporosis, a progressive disease in which bones become brittle and ...
Dear Doctors: I just turned 65, and my doctor wants me to have a bone density test. What is it, and how does it work? Dear Reader: A bone mineral density test, or BMD, measures the strength of one ...
Tens of thousands of patients with osteoporosis will be diagnosed faster thanks to government plans to boost the number of bone density scans. In a boost to the Mail on Sunday's War on ...