Rural hospitals have been closing, putting emergency care further out of reach, but that’s only one of the heightened ...

Initiating pharmacological treatment in patients aged at least 80 years who have had a fracture appears to be beneficial, researchers reported at ENDO 2025. Gianina Flocco, MD, a resident at Cleveland ...

People who are older than 80 should be considered for osteoporosis treatment after a fracture to avoid further risk, ...

Among older adults who fall, more than half receive care in a hospital — with the estimated annual average cost per inpatient ...

Shrinking height in older adults is due to ageing. It could mean serious spinal fractures caused by bone loss over time.

Published results showed supervised exercise training combined with testosterone therapy did not significantly improve long-distance walking among older women after hip fracture compared with ...

Studies have shown that, in addition to helping older adults lose weight, such vests also help improve strength and sit-to-stand performance, a key predictor of disability.

Older U.S. adults are increasingly dying from unintentional falls, and white people account for the vast majority of the deaths.

Falls in Older Adults Using a Four-Wheeled Walker: It’s Different in Women and Men —This single-center retrospective study highlighted gender-related differences in falls, with the goal of ...