Falling is a serous problem for older adults that can cause pain, injury, and death, though it is preventable. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, unintentional falls are the ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Anand Parekh is the chief medical advisor at the Bipartisan Policy Center. Older adult falls result in 38,000 deaths, 1 million ...

Researchers have successfully improved the Electronic Frailty Index (eFI)—a tool that uses data to predict older patients' risks of living with frailty—so medical professionals can provide holistic ...

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 ...

Death rates from falls jumped more than 70% for older adults in the last 20 years Death rates from falls among older adults have surged in the last 20 years, as the American population ages and more ...