Aging comes with a lot of changes to our body, mind and soul. Those changes do not necessarily mean stopping activities you love or keeping from trying new ones. Improving and maintaining balance is a ...

They were best friends, who took their own lives, after the same career, within three years of each other and their families ...

Almost everyone has heard of sarcopenia—the progressive loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength, power, and functional ...

Falls can be particularly dangerous for seniors and are so common that they have their own awareness week. Janet Scovel, BSN, RN, director of care management at Priority Health, joined News 8 to talk ...

An epidemic of falls among older adults is a growing public health concern. This is especially given the tragic increase in fall-related deaths. While many factors contribute to this issue, a recent ...

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

Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else mix, for strolls on the beach or around his neighborhood in Seaside, California. A few years ago, though, he started to ...

Falls can be life-changing, and in some cases even life-ending, for older adults. That's why a program in Murray on Tuesday focused on maintaining physical health and fall prevention.

At the Heritage Communities, a quiet revolution in senior care is underway — one that uses artificial intelligence not to ...

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

For a while, walking the dog felt hazardous. This story also ran on The New York Times. It can be republished for free. Earl Vickers was accustomed to taking Molly, his shepherd-boxer-something-else ...