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.

Patients with low skeletal muscle mass are at a higher risk of falling. Certain diabetes medications, particularly SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists, are associated with weight reduction, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. More older adults are dying from falls and experts say some common medications may be contributing. In a new report published in ...

Geriatricians are now calling for patients to question their doctors about fall-risk medications.

Fall-related deaths among Americans 65+ tripled from 1990 to 2023, reaching 41,000. Experts highlight medications acting on the nervous system as key fall-risk factors. Despite awareness and ...

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, ...

Falls can lead to fractures, head injuries, and reduced confidence, but are often preventable and not an inevitable part of aging. Simple steps like exercise, health checkups, medication review, and ...

Falling with this movement disorder is common, and one large study review found that about 1 out of every 2 people with Parkinson’s falls at least once. “With Parkinson’s, understanding your personal ...

Act would expand access to falls prevention services by including an assessment provided by a physical or occupational ...