Study finds older women can wait up to 15 years to repeat bone scans

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Study finds older women can wait up to 15 years to repeat bone scans

Bone loss and osteoporosis develop so slowly in most women whose bones test normal at age 65 that many can safely wait as long as 15 years before having a second bone density test, researchers report in a new study. … Medicare pays for a bone density test every two years and many doctors have assumed that is the ideal interval, although national guidelines recommend them only at "regular intervals."

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