Suicide risk rises in fall. Here’s what we can do about it. Every September, Suicide Prevention Month brings a flurry of hashtags, awareness walks, and online tributes. But here’s what often gets left ...

Carla, 84, suffered from chronic back pain while living independently. She was prescribed increasingly strong pain medications, from muscle relaxants to topical anesthetics and eventually narcotics.

For older adults, minor falls can pose major threats, as their risk of death after a fall has tripled in the U.S. over the last 30 years. Some experts believe that certain medications — a category ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover transformation and innovation across the health care industry. Each year, millions of older adults experience falls, ...

More than 1 in 4 people over 65 report falling each year, and many of these falls result in serious injuries like hip fractures and traumatic brain injuries. Older adults are already at a higher risk ...

Patients who underwent lower limb orthopedic surgery and received a single-shot femoral nerve block had an increased risk for falls during the early postoperative period. Recipients of a single-shot ...

State officials warn of an increased fire risk in Michigan this fall due to dry conditions and downed wood from a March ice storm. State officials say fallen trees from a March ice storm — in addition ...