Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs linked to hip breaks
Link: Long-term use of osteoporosis drugs linked to hip breaks
I believe one day we’ll look back on chronic disease medications we’re supposed to take every day for decades and finally realize that reductionist medicine via a simple pill never really worked.
Agree with Jay here
These fractures were popping up individually in our practices and it was just a matter of time before somebody put them together.
It is so tempting when a fulcrum is found that moves a big rock. Unfortunately, biology is rarely so reductionist. Moving one rock usually causes a few others to move too…
Yet we still have this problem of people outliving the strength of their skeletons.
