Deadly falls among seniors have nearly tripled in the last 30 years and experts say certain common prescription drugs may be to blame. As you get older, many activities we took for granted, whether it ...

WEST FARGO — Falls are the leading cause of injury-related death among adults ages 65 and older, and the fall death rate is increasing, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) — Unintentional falls were considered the leading cause of injury-related deaths for older New Mexicans from 2019 to 2023, according to the New Mexico Department of Health. Story ...

For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside, ...

An intoxicated man, 72, died after falling onto subway tracks and being struck seven times by multiple trains in London i023.

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. Uneven floors. Ill-fitting shoes. Vertigo-inducing medications. Lots of things can bring on a fall — and they ...

A coroner has criticised the conduct of a carer who argued with an autistic man hours before he fell to his death from a hotel balcony in Tenerife. Jamie Cole, 25, from Weston-super-Mare, was ...

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SEATTLE — After hours of intense debate, the Seattle Landmarks Preservation Board voted nearly unanimously to reject a plan that would have removed all climbable surfaces from the iconic structure.

The highest rate of fall-related deaths and hospitalizations has been found in the oldest age group of 85 and up. This is most likely due to physiological decline, reduced muscle strength, impaired ...