Vitamin D and calcium are essential for overall health but don’t reduce the risk of falls or fractures in generally healthy older adults, according to a new draft recommendation from the US Preventive ...

Older people must be especially cautious about falls during the rainy season as the risk of slipping on wet surfaces increases significantly. Falls in the elderly often lead to fractures of the wrist, ...

When it comes to accidental injuries in older adults, few things that scare me more than falls. I have seen it for myself as a nurse, and in the statistics about falls, falls cause very serious ...

Losing your balance can be an unsettling experience. If you fall, it can be dangerous as well. Falls are not just risky, but common. According to the National Institute on Aging, more than one in four ...

The scenario is common. An elderly person seems to be in good health until one day they suffer a fall, and from then on their quality of life begins to deteriorate. Even if there are no serious ...

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 ...

Introduction Falls among middle-aged and older-aged adults are a significant public health concern. However, a holistic understanding of how different indicators of socioeconomic position (SEP) are ...

Little is known about the association between the frequency of alcohol use and the severity of injuries sustained after a fall in older adults. A study of 3,128 older adults who underwent an initial ...

Carol A. Cates, MSN, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, is the chief nursing officer at Odessa Regional Medical Center. You can reach her via e-mail at [email protected] When it comes to accidental injuries in older ...