The Smart Hip Guardian uses sensors to detect body movements associated with falls, and promises to inflate 0.2 seconds ...

She had a hip replacement done for her fracture, although she had never had arthritis problems with her hip. So far, she is ...

The study cautioned older women to be careful not to take high doses of the vitamins Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on the music team at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2019, and her ...

Gabapentinoids -- pregabalin and gabapentin -- were tied to increased hip fracture risk in older adults. Risks were high for people with chronic kidney disease or significant frailty. Odds of hip ...

Hip fracture among the elderly is a significant health crisis. Frequently resulting from a simple fall in individuals with weakened bones due to osteoporosis, the mortality rate after such a fracture ...

Adults who experienced a fall-related hip fracture and lived in a more deprived neighborhood spent fewer days at home following the fracture.

When anesthesiologists lead the preoperative process, patients undergoing surgery for hip fractures—one of the leading causes of hospitalization in older adults—get to the operating room (OR) faster ...

Dugdale was "only receiving oral paracetamol" while in Eastbourne, despite having "a category two pressure sore and bilateral ...

Malaysia's 100-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is being treated for a hip fracture after falling at his ...

Following a fracture, patients should have a bone density test, evaluation of calcium and vitamin D levels and, in nearly all cases, medication to protect against further bone loss. By Jane E. Brody ...