Keeping the Women we Love Healthy

http://podcast.uctv.tv/vod/31841.mp4 Going back to 2016, we had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Hofflich, a leading expert in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine practicing endocrinology and internal medicine at the UC San Diego Health System. Back then, she explained the causes and risk factors, the treatment strategies and options and the role calcum plays in the prevention and progression of osteoporosis.  Need a reminder of the risks, causes and management strategies for osteoporosis and osteopenia?  Via the University of California TV,  and coutesy of the  Stein Insitute Research on Aging Lecture Series,  an update on the research conducted by Dr. Hofflich below.       ### About the Doris A. Howell Foundation:  For the past 23 years, The Doris A. Howell Foundation for Women’s Health Research has been dedicated to keeping to women we ...

Did you know that as many as half of all women and a quarter of men older than fifty will break a bone because of Osteoporosis? The Howell Foundation will be holding its second Luncheon Seminar with the presentation “Bone Up: What you need to know about Osteoporosis in 2015" with featured speaker Heather Hofflich, DO, FACE, Osteoporosis expert and Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine.   She will be talking about new concepts in diagnosis, treatments, and fracture prevention strategies. About our Guest Speaker Dr. Hofflich is an associate clinical professor of medicine practicing endocrinology and internal medicine at UC San Diego Health System. Dr. Hofflich is a leading expert in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of osteopenia and osteoporosis. Her research interests include new therapies for the treatment of osteoporosis in post-menopausal women. She has participated in two national clinical trials for osteoporosis. She cu...