IOF is honoured to welcome a new member organization from the Asia Pacific region to its Committee of National Societies (CNS): the Mongolian Naran Society for Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Health ...
July 14, 2022
According to the 'SCOPE 2021 - A Scorecard for Osteoporosis in Europe' report, 2,945,000 individuals are affected by osteoporosis in Spain, and the costs associated with osteoporotic fractures ...
July 05, 2022
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) and the Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation (BHOF) in the USA have developed a simple visual aid to help primary care providers initiate dialogue with ...
May 27, 2022
An estimated 13 million people are living with osteoporosis in Japan.1 The bone disorder results in painful and disabling fragility fractures, often leading to long-term loss of mobility and ...
June 07, 2022
The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has awarded the prestigious CNS Medal to Teréza Hough, CEO of the National Osteoporosis Foundation South Africa (NOFSA), in recognition of her longstanding ...
March 25, 2022
On December 14th, the Royal Osteoporosis Society published the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Osteoporosis and Bone Health's Inquiry report into the postcode lottery for osteoporosis care.
The report ...
December 15, 2021
Hosted by OSTEORUS (the All-Russian osteoporosis patient society) this year’s annual Children’s Drawing Contest was held with the theme "We are the Generation of the New Century, the Health of ...
December 03, 2021
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 ...
November 24, 2021
Adapted from the Osteoporosis New Zealand press release
Osteoporosis New Zealand has launched new Clinical Standards for Fracture Liaison Services that underpin a nationwide strategy to prevent older adults who ...
September 17, 2021
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 ...
September 06, 2021
The Waitematā District Health Board (DHB) Fracture Liaison Service has achieved the highest standard of coordinated post-fracture care, earning a Capture the Fracture® Gold Standard certificate in recognition of ...
May 07, 2021
The International Osteoporosis Foundation is delighted to announce that the European Calcified Tissue Society (ECTS) has presented the prestigious 2021 ECTS Steven Boonen Clinical Research Award to its President, Professor ...
May 06, 2021