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Diana Swift

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Diana Swift

Diana Swift is a freelance medical journalist based in Toronto. She has been a medical writer, editor and consumer health editor since 1988.

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<乌鸦传媒>For Your Patients: Talking to Your Doctor About Osteoporosis

Diagnosed early, fragile bones and full-blown osteoporosis can be treated, and fractures can be prevented

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<乌鸦传媒>Talking to Patients About Osteoporosis

Helping them understand the consequences of this brittle bone disease

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<乌鸦传媒>Smaller Lesions, Better Baseline Visual Acuity Bode Well for Submacular Hemorrhage

Non-surgical treatment associated with superior outcomes in small study

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<乌鸦传媒>Combo Anesthesia During Retinal Laser Treatment Reduced Pain Perception

Topical and subconjunctival technique also reduced treatment interruptions

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<乌鸦传媒>These Other Medical Conditions and Treatments Can Also Increase Osteoporosis Risk

Inflammation, corticosteroids, and impaired nutrient metabolism fuel low bone density

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<乌鸦传媒>For Your Patients: Medical Conditions That Raise Your Risk of Osteoporosis

To start with: autoimmune diseases, asthma, and eczema

Illustration of a broken bone inside a male gender icon over a bone with osteoporosis

<乌鸦传媒>As Men Live Longer, Osteoporosis Looms Larger

Time to close the awareness and screening gender gap

Illustration of a broken bone inside a male gender icon over a bone with osteoporosis

<乌鸦传媒>For Your Patients: Men Get Osteoporosis, Too

After age 70 all men need to be screened

<乌鸦传媒>Andrew Chan on Proton Pump Inhibitors and Increased Risk of Dementia

Study finds no association between long-term use and cognitive decline in seniors

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<乌鸦传媒>Osteoporotic Fragility Fractures

Breaking a hip can be as lethal as a heart attack

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