While a fall is often blamed on something specific like a loose rug, "it usually occurs because of an interaction between ...

A single fall can define how we’ll age, representing a key “inflection point in later life,” according to a study of 2,454 men and women ages 65 or older, published this month in the Journal of the ...

Older people are falling … a lot. And as each of us gets older, we become more vulnerable. And with age, the consequences of a fall become more serious. Here are a few facts from the Centers for ...

Falls are a serious problem among older adults. Approximately one in every four people over age 65 fall each year, and 20 percent of those lead to a serious injury such as a broken bone or head injury ...

Personalized programs designed to reduce falls in older people may make no difference to how often people fall, according to the most comprehensive research review to date. A new Cochrane review led ...