Should the government pay for a simple device that prevents catastrophic injuries? A look inside the push to get Medicare to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 19—A simple accident like tripping on a rug or slipping on a wet floor can change your life. If you fall, you could break a ...

Sedative medications in older adults prescribed at hospital discharge raise fall risk by 20% and increase death odds The post ...

Death rates from falls jumped more than 70% for older adults in the last 20 years Death rates from falls among older adults have surged in the last 20 years, as the American population ages and more ...

NEW YORK — Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sturdy objects such as rails and heavy chairs offer a handhold and prevent falls.Illustration: Rita Liu/The Guardian The National ...

Falling is scary. The good news is that AI-powered fall detection exists to reduce fears and risks associated with falling. Some fall prevention technologies help people respond to falls, whereas ...

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, have published results showing that among older adults who sustained a traumatic injury ...

The CDC reports that 1 in 4 Americans older than 65 falls each year, and falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among that age group. With the fall death rate hitting 64 people for every ...

The national rate of deaths after falls among people 65 and over increased by more than 35 percent between 2005 and 2014, according to the Journal Sentinel. Falls are the leading cause of ...

A new study linked falls and deaths in older adults to a common medication.