The bone density fraud: How a flawed test and toxic drugs created a multi-billion dollar medical myth
The current osteoporosis diagnosis system, based on DEXA scans and T-scores, classifies 80% of women over 50 as having osteopenia or osteoporosis—yet two-thirds of fractures occur in people who don’t meet the threshold for either condition. Bisphosphonates, the first-line treatment for osteoporosis, were originally developed as industrial water softeners for irrigation systems and work by…
