Christine Thomas was only 42 when, bending to lift her newborn daughter, she fractured her spine. Diagnosed with five vertebral fractures as a result of unsuspected osteoporosis, she had no idea of the painful and transformative road she would have to travel to build stronger bones and reclaim her life.

Dr. Mohit Bhandari, a member of the SAC Executive committee,  a Professor in the Department of Surgery at McMaster University and a leader in the field of orthopedic surgery has […]

On January 18, 2023, INOVAIT and the Government of Canada announced a major investment in the field of image-guided therapy (IGT).

Eleanor Mills was a woman living with significant bone loss who saw herself as “a bent lady looking like an inverted L” after sustaining multiple osteoporotic fractures. Her daughter, Helen, […]

As a member of The Health Charities Coalition of Canada (HCCC) our organization, Osteoporosis Canada, is pleased to see federal support for the establishment of the Canadian Drug Agency which […]

Disclaimer Osteoporosis Canada Disclaimer  The information you give us is used to provide answers to your general questions about Osteoporosis and bone health. We cannot provide individualized advice.  The answers […]

HARRY K. GENANT, MD (1942-2021) Osteoporosis Canada is saddened to announce the passing of Dr. Harry K. Genant, internationally renowned for his ground-breaking research in non-invasive and quantitative imaging methods […]

IMPACT REPORT 2019 – 2020 PATIENT STORY: MEET MURRAY BOLTON For Murray, it all started with a broken wrist. The kind of accident that could happen to anyone, he reasoned. […]

IMPACT REPORT 2020 – 2021 __________   PATIENT STORYJOYCE CRAWFORD Joyce’s father had osteoporosis and even though her grandmother wasn’t formally diagnosed, she had signs of the disease including her […]