Cheap drug given once a decade slashes risk of bone fractures in older women, ‘astonishing’ Kiwi trial discovers
However, about 80% of fractures happen to women who are considered at low or intermediate risk. The injuries are often the first sign of a problem. The 10-year trial led by Mark Bolland, an associate professor at the University of Auckland’s School of Medicine, tested a hypothesis – could treatment instead start much earlier –…