The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recently made recommended updates to the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (STEADI) toolkit, focusing on fall prevention initiatives in primary care ...

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Thiruvananthapuram: An 83-year-old retired Secretariat employee was killed in a freak accident on Friday evening at Pangode.

UPMC Hamot doctors said they have treated around 50 patients for fall injuries, while Saint Vincent has seen more than two ...

(HealthDay News) — There are disparities in traumatic brain injury (TBI)-related mortality, with the highest rates seen for older adults, men, and non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native persons, ...

Using data from 638,999 patients, a new study by a research team at the Warren Alpert Medical School found that the incidence ...

Hamot doctors said they have treated around 50 patients for fall injuries ... fractures in elderly patients, and some head contusions as well." Many of the injuries happened while people were ...