Opioid use disorder and rural America
Acknowledgements Dr. Akhtar is supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse award number 2UG3DA044826. Dr. Feinberg is supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse…
Opioid use disorder, infectious diseases, and the criminal justice system
Background on criminal justice in the United States In the United States, the rate of incarceration has skyrocketed over the last 50 years, ignited by the “Tough on Crime” as…
The epidemiology of the opioid overdose epidemic in the United States
Acknowledgments I gratefully acknowledge research funding from the US National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse Grant DA037820. I thank Dr. Sarah Mars for extensive feedback and Dr….
Models of care for falls and fracture prevention: A historical perspective
Models of care for falls and fracture prevention The authors of this chapter work at Vancouver General Hospital, a quaternary care center in British Columbia, Canada. As a major medical…
Frailty: The end of the osteosarcopenia continuum?
Acknowledgments The authors report no relevant disclosures or conflicts of interest. Dr. Troen is supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health (K07 AG060266), Veterans Affairs (BX004369), and the…
Pharmacological management of osteosarcopenia
Introduction As the global population ages, the ongoing impact of osteosarcopenia is poised to strain or overwhelm healthcare systems around the world . To combat this, effective treatment strategies are…
Nonpharmacologic intervention for osteosarcopenia
Introduction This chapter reviews the nonpharmaceutical interventions for the treatment of osteosarcopenia in older adults. Modifiable risk factors such as exercise, nutrition, nutritional supplements, supplements plus nutrition, and complex interventions…
The social context of osteosarcopenia: Risk factors and social impact
It is well-documented that “…the conditions in which people are born, grow, work, live, and age…” can negatively, or positively, influence our health. With few exceptions, an inverse association is…
Diagnosis of osteosarcopenia—Imaging
Diagnosis of osteosarcopenia—Quantitative imaging Introduction The prevalence, importance, and impact of osteosarcopenia and its constituent syndromes (osteoporosis and sarcopenia) have been covered in previous chapters. Here, we briefly focus on…
Genetics of osteosarcopenia
Introduction Osteosarcopenia (OSP) is a geriatric syndrome characterized by systemic loss of bone (osteopenia/osteoporosis), muscle strength, and muscle mass (sarcopenia) . The age-related loss of bone and muscle tissues is…
