Once a person falls, things usually go downhill; it’s one of the leading causes of people going to the emergency department,” ...

Health staff play an important role in falls prevention. Throughout the month of November, health professionals across WA will be promoting the Stay ...

A comprehensive fall prevention program integrated into primary healthcare systems significantly reduced falls among older adults, according to a large cluster randomized clinical trial published in ...

Every year, 3 million seniors are treated in the emergency room for fall injuries. And, falling once doubles someone’s chances of falling again.

More older adults in the United States are dying from unintentional falls, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics ...

Professor Yoo Joon-il of Inha University Hospital said at the Korean Association of Hip Fractures Symposium held at Chungnam ...

A new educational model that informs long-term care providers on intervention methods to help reduce falls and fractures in high-risk residents has been found effective in raising awareness and ...

Carla, 84, suffered from chronic back pain while living independently. She was prescribed increasingly strong pain medications, from muscle relaxants to topical anesthetics and eventually narcotics.

Hato Hone St John (HHStJ) welcomes the announcement by Minister of Health Hon Simeon Brown and Associate Minister of Health Hon Casey Costello of a review of aged care funding and service models which ...