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Climber, 82, to bag final peak in 282 Munro challenge

An 82-year-old man said he is “ready and very excited” to scale the final peak in his mission to climb all of Scotland’s Munros. Nick Gardner has made headlines for setting himself the challenge to scale the country’s 282 highest peaks since his ...

13 Aug 2022 at 16:08

‘I’ve gone and done it’ – Climber, 82, bags final Munro

An 82-year-old man has climbed the final mountain in his challenge to bag all of Scotland’s 282 Munros. Nick Gardner was greeted with a piper and a guard of honour of walking poles from fellow climbers who cheered him as he reached the summit ...

13 Aug 2022 at 19:47

People with weakened bones urged not to be ‘afraid of exercise’

People with weakened bones should not be afraid to exercise regularly, experts have said. There is no UK guidance on exercise and osteoporosis and some people have expressed “fear” over exercising. But experts have said that muscle ...

17 May 2022 at 00:55

First osteoporosis drug of its kind for more than a decade approved for NHS use

A health watchdog has approved the first new osteoporosis drug of its kind for more than a decade, after medics urged it to perform a U-turn. Earlier this year, more than 100 experts wrote a letter calling on the National ...

01 Apr 2022 at 12:25

NHS medics call for osteoporosis drug to be recommended in England and Wales

More than 100 experts have called for the first new osteoporosis drug in decades to be recommended for use in England and Wales. In a joint letter published in the Sunday Times, NHS clinicians called on the National ...

02 Jan 2022 at 16:25

Step by step alongside the new King, Camilla supports Charles in his new role

As Charles comes to terms with the reality of becoming King he is being supported through the turbulent first days of his reign by his “darling” Camilla. She joined him in rushing to Balmoral Castle in the north of ...

14 Sept 2022 at 15:21

Queen Consort joined by her rescue dogs on visit to Lacock

The Queen Consort was greeted by her beloved rescue dogs as she visited the picturesque Wiltshire village of Lacock. Camilla arrived at St Cyriac’s Church to see Beth and Bluebell, her Jack Russell terriers, ...

25 Jan 2023 at 16:06

Osteoporosis risk ‘smaller among people living in leafy neighbourhoods’

People who live in “leafy” areas may be less likely to develop a condition which causes bones to become weak and more prone to breaks, according to a new study. Osteoporosis weakens bones, which makes them ...

05 Mar 2024 at 23:30

Scanning services for osteoporosis patients ‘in crisis’

Scanning services that identify the bone-weakening disease osteoporosis are a “diagnostic specialty in crisis”, experts have claimed, with “systematic failings” putting people at risk of life-changing ...

05 Jan 2024 at 00:01

Health & Wellbeing

World Osteoporosis Day: The risk factors and early warning signs everyone needs to know about

October 20 marks World Osteoporosis Day – but despite being a relatively common condition, many people are unaware they’re at risk. According to Age UK, osteoporosis – which is associated with ...

20 Oct 2023 at 07:30

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Lucy Rose: Doctors told me to dial it down while I suffered rare osteoporosis

Musician Lucy Rose has said her doctor dismissed her rare form of pregnancy-associated osteoporosis as “part and parcel of having a baby” and was told to “dial it down” as she was being “over ...

17 Apr 2024 at 14:28

Health & Wellbeing

World Osteoporosis Day: 7 surprising things you can do to help build bone density

It’s estimated more than three million people in the UK and Ireland have osteoporosis and more than 500,000 people receive hospital treatment from osteoporosis related fragility factures ...

20 Oct 2022 at 08:00

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