At least 120,000 patients a year suffer fractures in the vertebrae of the spine and 60,000 others break their hips. At least 5,000 men each year are treated with hormonal therapy for prostate cancer.

Lazio said he had a "sprain trauma of the spine" and a "compound fracture" of his right rib but that "conditions are currently good".

The 35-year-old, who is classed as a vulnerable adult suffered a fall down the stairs at his home in Southend last week. Despite being in significant pain, he was told by the hospital he had only ...

“Spinal fracture increases the risk of patient death by about 15 per cent,” said Soheil Soghrati, co-author of the study and associate professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at The Ohio ...