A new editorial in Osteoporosis International, “Beyond the fracture: coordinated action for bone health equity in Africa,” sets out a roadmap to address osteoporosis and fragility fractures across the continent. The paper is authored by members of the International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) Board of Governance from the African region. The editorial warns that alarmingly high post-fracture mortality reaches 20–30% across the continent and that hip fractures alone are projected to double by mid-century. Despite the evidence of rising fracture burden, preventable disability, and premature mortality, bone health remains largely absent from national health priorities, medical training, and health system planning across most of Africa.

A fluid that women with advanced ovarian cancer know all too well — ascites, the buildup of liquid in the belly — may be doing more than causing discomfort. A federally funded Duke University School of Medicine study finds this fluid helps cancer cells survive and spread – and that a decades-old cholesterol drug may be able to disrupt that protection.