For many people, aging brings significant mobility challenges. This can lead to falls, which may have very serious consequences, such as hip fractures, brain injuries or worse. Sadly, some 14 million ...

Falls are the leading cause of injury in adults 65 and older — with reports showing about 14 million adults fall each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Not only are ...

CHICAGO – New research shows fatal falls have nearly tripled in older Americans in recent years, rising to more than 25,000 deaths yearly. The findings highlight the importance of fall prevention. A ...

As we age, the risk of falling increases and becomes increasingly perilous. A fall can be a real health setback for a frail, elderly person. And, more older adults are dying from falls today than 20 ...

A simple fall can alter the course of a senior's life, but early intervention can make all the difference. Join geriatric specialist Natalie Sanders, DO, with University of Utah Health as she ...

Meenakshi was an active senior citizen who enjoyed her morning walks and led a busy, independent life. One morning, the 76-year-old, after finishing her daily prayers, got up to head to the kitchen.

BOSTON (Reuters) - Falls by elderly people are cut significantly when health care providers take basic steps such as prescribing physical therapy, monitoring medications and checking standing blood ...

Each year over three million older adults are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries. On top of that, falls totaled more than $50 million in medical costs in 2015 and they are the most ...