Bruce Mckay

30/05/2026

Great to see this interview in the European Medical Journal featuring Noriko Yoshimura, recipient of this year’s IOF CSA Medal of Achievement. One particularly important point she highlights is that musculoskeletal health must be viewed through a much broader lens:
“...maintaining musculoskeletal health is closely linked not only to mobility, but also to frailty prevention, cognitive function, social

30/05/2026

🚶‍♀️ Did you know that regular walking may help reduce the risk of hip fractures in older women?
A 20-year study following more than 9,700 women age 65+ found that women who walked for exercise had a lower risk of hip fractures compared to those who did not walk for exercise.

26/05/2026

A new position statement from the Joint IOF Working Group and IFCC Committee on Bone Metabolism and EFLM Committee on CKD recommends that laboratories should no longer report albumin-adjusted (“corrected”) calcium, for those centres where it remains part of routine reporting.

Read the editorial ▶️ https://bit.ly/4elGsTF

Total calcium should be the default result, and ionized calcium should be ordered up front when clinical decisions depend on calcium status or when interpretation of total calcium is likely to be unreliable. In severe hypoalbuminemia and in patients on dialysis, ionized calcium should be considered the first-line test, provided it is measured within an appropriate quality framework and pre-analytical requirements (including appropriate sampling with balanced/low-concentration heparin and rapid handling) are strictly controlled.

26/05/2026

🆕 A narrative review by the IOF Osteoimmunology Working Group critically evaluates the current evidence on the role of vitamin D in inflammatory rheumatic diseases, including its association with disease activity, potential immunomodulatory effects, and the clinical impact of supplementation. 🔎 The review concludes that:
• Vitamin D deficiency is a common and clinically relevant finding in inflammatory rheumatic diseases.
• Supplementation reliably restores adequate levels and may provide modest clinical benefits in deficient patients, however current evidence does not support a causal or disease-modifying role
• Maintaining serum 25(OH)D ≥30 ng/mL remains advisable for skeletal health, whereas its immunological benefits require further investigation through well-designed randomized trials.

Read the paper here 🔗 https://bit.ly/4wFXz9u

26/05/2026

🎉 A major milestone for global fracture prevention care!

The 1,310 Fracture Liaison Services (FLS) in the global network collectively identify more than ONE MILLION patients every year. 🌍

This reflects the growing worldwide commitment to coordinated post-fracture care services and secondary fracture prevention. Following a fragility fracture, patients face a significantly increased risk of future fractures — especially within the first two years. FLS play a vital role in ensuring patients receive timely osteoporosis assessment, treatment, and ongoing care to help prevent additional fractures.

Over the past five years, Capture the Fracture® has expanded three-fold, becoming the leading global initiative supporting multidisciplinary models of care for secondary fracture prevention through advocacy, education, mentorship, benchmarking, and recognition programmes.

👏 Thank you to the healthcare professionals, hospitals, and partners around the world who are helping close the care gap and improve outcomes for patients after fracture.

While this achievement is significant, we mustn't forget that access to coordinated post-fracture care is still limited in many regions, and continued efforts are urgently needed to ensure more patients receive the evidence-based care they deserve.

Together, let's build a future where secondary fractures can be prevented. 💙

Learn more about Capture the Fracture®: https://bit.ly/2AcBP9I

26/05/2026

10/03/2026

What my doctor has told me is that there is some research (like Cody Boyte's answer) into therapy. What is basically boils down to is training your brain to not hear the ringing.

You could pay for a service, but I would recommend trying a few things yourself first. If you're like me, you keep a fan or something else turned on at all times so that you aren't stuck listening to the bells in your head. Eventually, you're so used to hearing that fan that you don't really notice it anymore. The same idea can work for your tinnitus (and worked for me) .

Turn off everything in your room.
You want complete silence so that you can focus.
Take an iPod or some other music device and put your headphones on and earphones in.
Choose something not too loud. No Megadeth or Metallica.
Start with the volume all the way down, and gradually turn it up until it is just barely louder than the ringing.You should still be able to hear the ringing if you actually listen for it.
Do this once or twice a day. My doctor told me that the current data shows a significant improvement over the course of 6 months.