As you age, your risk of this type of brain injury goes up. That’s why it’s important to know the signs and the best ways to protect your body and mind.

Older patients with traumatic blunt head injuries have a high risk for serious intracranial injuries even with low-risk mechanisms of injury, such as ground-level falls. Serious intracranial injuries ...

A Florida assisted living facility employee was arrested after she allegedly pushed an 85-year-old woman with dementia to the ground, causing her a head injury. Investigators say the employee then ...

Other potential earlier warning signs of the cognitive impairments that lead to dementia include loss of visual sensitivity, ...

Research shows that many older adults who had a fall-related injury took at least one "fall risk-increasing drug" at the time ...

Data shows falling is a mounting problem in our state for seniors, with an increasing amount of falls causing hospitalizations and deaths every year.

There are about 70 million baby boomers in the United States, many now over age 65. As people age, rates of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases rise, leading to more use of blood thinners such ...

As the fall and winter seasons approach, an emergency medicine physician in Texas is urging the elderly to be aware of the potential dangers that colder weather poses to their health and well-being.

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. The highest rate of ...