In 2023, 36,500 Connecticut residents were hospitalized after falls, and 411 — mostly older adults — died, according to state ...

She was speaking for millions of her fellow seniors; indeed, as many as 40% of adults over age 65 fall each year, and in people over age 75, falls cause 70% of all accidental deaths. Despite those ...

Each year, more than 3 million people ages 65 and older are treated in emergency departments for fall injuries. Head trauma is the leading cause of serious injury with skull fractures being reported ...

Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his ...

There are about 70 million baby boomers in the United States, many now over the age of 65. As people age, rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases rise, leading to more use of blood ...

Objective: Hospitalized patient falls are a major cause of disability, functional impairment, and even death. The objective of this prospective study was to assess the frequency and contributing ...

Nearly £795,000 has been given to a Jersey charity as part of a project to reduce the number of falls among the island's elderly population. Digital Jersey said the funding, being provided across two ...

“We are so honored to be able to provide this service to our geriatric patients,” said Dag Shapshak, M.D., co-director of the Wound Care and Hyperbaric Medicine Program. “For a long time, we have had ...