An "X-ray car" is being tested out by healthcare staff in a bid to prevent elderly eople going to hospital unnecessarily. The ...

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. From 2003 to ...

Death rates from falls among older adults have surged in the last 20 years, as the American population ages and more seniors prefer to live independently in their homes. New data from the Centers for ...

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Falls are a leading cause of injury deaths among older adults, and some medications significantly increase this risk.

Older adults with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) who drink heavily may be at higher risk for falls than those with MCI who ...

Engineers built E-BAR, a mobile robot designed to physically support the elderly and prevent them from falling as they move around their homes. E-BAR acts as a set of robotic handlebars that follows a ...

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 ...

Simple sensor systems could transform care for older people by detecting and preventing falls before tragedy strikes.