Over 30 percent of people age 65 and older fall at least one time per year. Those falls result in more than 300,000 hip fractures annually and cost the U.S. economy an estimated $10 billion every ...

AARP’s endorsement is one of several ways we’re fighting to help older Americans age safely at home. In September, we ...

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Post-fall mortality among the elderly is hence high, show statistics. A July 2022 research paper in ‘Health Science Reports’ stated that nearly 1.5–2 million older people in India suffer ...

Although it became the butt of many age-related jokes for the next several decades, the very real message holds true: Falls among older folks are incredibly dangerous and should be taken seriously.

Getting injured after a fall may be an early warning sign of dementia in older adults, according to a new study published in JAMA Network Open last month. Researchers and doctors weigh in.

By Steve Oniya “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest." — Benjamin Franklin  The OM Investments’ Achieving Life ...

For adults aged 65 years and older with Alzheimer disease, the emergency department visit rate was 36.1 visits per 1,000 adults in 2020 to 2022.

The number of cases of elderly abuse by nursing home workers was up 15.8 percent from the previous year. The ministry, which began compiling statistics it received from municipal governments in ...

Tomorrow marks yet another “most important election of our lifetimes.” And to be fair, it is pretty important. We get to pick ...

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 6, 2024 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 16% of American adults -- that's close to 1 in 6 -- now has diabetes, ...