Kim, 75 years old, fell after tripping on a small step on a walking path near his home while taking a walk in a nearby park.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Sep. 19—A simple accident like tripping on a rug or slipping on a wet floor can change your life. If you fall, you could break a ...

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 ...

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 ...

NEW YORK — Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, according to a new federal report published Wednesday, with white people accounting for the vast majority of the deaths.

A fall may seem like a simple accident, but in older adults, it can be an important warning sign of declining health, balance, vision, or mobility. Geriatric specialist Natalie Sanders, DO, explains ...

Masked high blood pressure in adults older than 78 is associated with a 70% higher risk of falls compared with high blood ...

Researchers from Brigham and Women's Hospital, a founding member of the Mass General Brigham health care system, have published results showing that among older adults who sustained a traumatic injury ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While physical frailty puts elderly adults at risk of falls and bone fractures, emotional distress can be the immediate trigger of some of those accidents, new research ...