Second most-commonly prescribed drug for older adults is linked to bone loss

Second most-commonly prescribed drug for older adults is linked to bone loss

A popular thyroid medication taken by 23 million Americans may be associated with bone loss, a startling new study finds. Levothyroxine — marketed under brand names such as Synthroid — is the second most commonly prescribed medication among older adults in the US. It’s consumed by about 7% of the US population. Hypothyroidism, also known … Read more

Queen Elizabeth II battled ‘a form of bone cancer’ before her death: book

Queen Elizabeth II battled ‘a form of bone cancer’ before her death: book

Queen Elizabeth II was battling bone cancer before her death, according to a new book.  Former U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson detailed in his memoir, “Unleashed,” his final meeting with the late monarch, who passed away on September 8, 2022, at 96. In an excerpt obtained by Daily Mail and published on Sept. 28, Johnson wrote, “I had … Read more

Arm bone of small ‘hobbit’ human that lived hundreds of thousands of years ago discovered on Indonesian island

Arm bone of small ‘hobbit’ human that lived hundreds of thousands of years ago discovered on Indonesian island

A recently found jawbone, arm bone fragment and teeth collected from an archaeological site in Indonesia revealed a diminutive ancestor of humans dubbed a “hobbit” who lived around 700,000 years ago.  The “hobbit,” named after J.R.R. Tolkien’s “Lord of the Rings” trilogy, is believed to be even smaller than a previously discovered human “hobbit” descendant from 60,000 … Read more

My bone snapped while I was in an arm wrestle competition with a stranger

My bone snapped while I was in an arm wrestle competition with a stranger

A friendly competition turned into a bone-crushing defeat for one lady. Daisy Johnson, 24, snapped her bone during an intense arm wrestling match with a stranger who challenged her. “My arm felt like the floppy arm in Harry Potter!” she told Caters News Agency. “I had to hold it into my chest otherwise it was … Read more

Beloved TikTok star Leah Smith dies of very rare bone cancer at 22: ‘Beautiful as ever’

Beloved TikTok star Leah Smith dies of very rare bone cancer at 22: ‘Beautiful as ever’

Leah Smith, a 22-year-old TikToker known for openly sharing her struggle with a rare form of bone cancer has died, her boyfriend Andrew announced. Smith, of Liverpool, England, suffered from stage four Ewing sarcoma — which afflicts just 225 under-18s per year here in the United States, according to Johns Hopkins Medicine. Smith appeared “beautiful as ever” … Read more

Remembering Matthew Perry’s comic genius: funny bone was in his DNA

Remembering Matthew Perry’s comic genius: funny bone was in his DNA

Matthew Perry’s impact on television cannot be overstated. When a star dies unexpectedly, the rush to brand them a “genius” sometimes blunts their impact because the word is thrown around too often. But you can’t fool the public with false praise. They know a true icon. That’s why no one questioned the genius of Robin … Read more

‘Bionic woman’ is first to have robotic limb merged with bone — and controlled with her mind

‘Bionic woman’ is first to have robotic limb merged with bone — and controlled with her mind

A woman has become the first human to receive a robotic limb fused with both her nervous and skeletal systems — and she’s being dubbed the “real bionic woman.” Authors of the study, published in the journal Science Robotics, believe that the results can give amputees a bit of a silver lining. The study is … Read more

Viral ‘bone smashing’ trend is so horrifying it could ruin your face

Viral ‘bone smashing’ trend is so horrifying it could ruin your face

Please don’t smash your face with a hammer. The latest dangerous viral TikTok trend is supposedly convincing people — mostly young men — to break their bones to achieve a chiseled jawline. “Bone smashing” is the practice of repeatedly hitting one’s bones, typically the cheekbones or jawbones, with a hard object like a hammer, to … Read more

Surgeons reconstruct man’s face with leg bone after 3-pound tumor removal

Surgeons reconstruct man’s face with leg bone after 3-pound tumor removal

This redefined facial filler. Italian surgeons had to reconstruct a man’s face using his leg bone after removing a massive 3-pound tumor on his jaw that was impeding his quality of life. “It is a demanding and complex operation,” lead surgeon Alessandro Baj said of the face-saving procedure, which transpired at the Galeazzi-Sant’Ambrogio hospital in … Read more

I tripped over my dog while jogging — now my face is falling off the bone

I tripped over my dog while jogging — now my face is falling off the bone

A freak accident left a Delaware woman with portions of her face “falling off” after taking a nasty spill while on a jog with her dog. Shelley Puchalsky, 39, tripped over the shih tzu Chloe and plummeted face forward on a trail, suffering multiple major lacerations to her nose and forehead. Although it happened in … Read more

Brave bone cancer survivors make it to prom together: ‘It was a dream’

Brave bone cancer survivors make it to prom together: ‘It was a dream’

High school students Vivian Eagle and Cade Thompson look like any other teen in their prom photos — smiling and laughing at the camera. But the happy occasion almost didn’t take place while both brave teens battled bone cancer. Eagle and Thompson, from Indianapolis, said they’ll be “friends forever” over their unique shared experience, as … Read more

I had my foot sewn on backward due to bone cancer — it saved my life 

I had my foot sewn on backward due to bone cancer — it saved my life 

A man may have started his life again on the wrong foot, but it literally saved him. Ibrahim Abdulrauf, 22, was shocked to wake up from surgery and see his foot sewn on backward after being injured during a sports game. The injury alerted doctors to a more dire diagnosis — bone cancer. Abdulrauf was … Read more

My puppy chewed my big toe to the bone while I slept — but it saved my life

My puppy chewed my big toe to the bone while I slept — but it saved my life

They thought he was bad to the bone, but he was actually being a good boy. A UK man was horrified after discovering that his dog nearly chewed off his toe — only to find later that his am-pet-ation might’ve saved his life. “He’s done me a favor by chewing my toe,” David Lindsay, 64, … Read more

‘Game of Thrones’ star Hafthor Bjornsson tears pec muscle off the bone in bench press accident

‘Game of Thrones’ star Hafthor Bjornsson tears pec muscle off the bone in bench press accident

Former Game of Thrones star and 2018 World’s Strongest Man Hafthor Bjornsson has suffered a horrific injury while going for his bench press personal record this week. The 34-year-old, who was the World’s Strongest Man in 2018 as well as runner up three-times and third-place getter another four times, was on the return to powerlifting … Read more

Ben Barnes on ‘Shadow and Bone’ Season 2: ‘He’s nastier’

Ben Barnes on ‘Shadow and Bone’ Season 2: ‘He’s nastier’

He’s got a bone to pick. Ben Barnes co-stars as General Kirigan, aka The Darkling, in the Netflix fantasy series “Shadow and Bone,” and in Season 2 (premiering Thursday, March 16), “He enters this much nastier era,” Barnes, 41, told The Post. Based on a popular book series, the show is set in the fantasy … Read more

I eat animal liver and bone marrow — here’s what I look like after 30 years

I eat animal liver and bone marrow — here’s what I look like after 30 years

The self-proclaimed “Liver King” is showing off his transformation after years of chowing down on raw liver. Brian Johnson — who found fame preaching ancestral living — posted a throwback photo of himself from when he was a teenager. The pic, which recently resurfaced online, showed His Majesty looking very different than his beefed-up and … Read more

Researchers Track an Ultra-Rare Disease That Turns Muscle to Bone

Researchers Track an Ultra-Rare Disease That Turns Muscle to Bone

A three-year-long study has tracked dozens of patients with an ultra-rare disorder that gradually turns muscle, tendons, and ligaments to bone. The lifelong, irreversible condition is known as fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP). While estimates on its prevalence vary, confirmed cases occur in roughly one out of every 1 to 2 million births. Only about 800 … Read more

These Are the Best Calcium Supplements for Bone Health

These Are the Best Calcium Supplements for Bone Health

Calcium is the body’s most abundant mineral, and it’s essential for the development and strengthening of bones and teeth, muscle contraction and relaxation, and blood clotting, says Melissa Prest, D.C.N., R.D.N., a spokesperson for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics. It’s recommended that adults under 70 consume 1,000 milligrams (mg) daily, according to the National … Read more