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All articles tagged: Bilateral primary osteoarthritis of hip (M16.0)

HealthDay 07 December at 04.41 PM

Slow-to-Moderate Weight Loss Linked to Lower Mortality in Knee, Hip OA

For individuals with overweight or obesity and knee or hip osteoarthritis (OA), a slow-to-moderate, but not a fast, rate of weight loss is associated with a reduced risk for all-cause mortality, according to a study published online Dec. 6 in Arthritis & Rheumatology.Jie Wei, Ph.D., from Xiangya Hospital in Changsha, China, and col

HealthDay 14 November at 04.19 PM

Male, Female Veterans Have Increased Prevalence of Arthritis

Male and female veterans have a higher prevalence of arthritis than nonveterans, according to research published in the Nov. 10 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report.Elizabeth A. Fallon, Ph.D., from the CDC in Atlanta, and colleagues analyzed pooled data from the 2017 to 2021