The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) recently made recommended updates to the Stopping Elderly Accidents, Deaths and Injuries (STEADI) toolkit, focusing on fall prevention initiatives in primary care ...

Police in San Antonio have arrested a man who was reportedly in the country illegally in connection to the murder of his elderly partner, KSAT first reported. San Antonio police confirmed to KSAT ...

Geriatrics & Aging plays an important role in the field of knowledge translation. That is, we provide practitioners with high quality, clinically relevant information about prevention, diagnosis ...

Rehydration and prevention requires fluid on prescription (> 1.5 litre/day), and the route of fluid administration depends on the acuteness and severity of clinical signs. Unfortunately ...

The UAB Division of Gerontology, Geriatrics and Palliative Care is an integral part of one of the nation's largest health systems. Nationally known for our compassionate care, cutting-edge research, ...

"With her expertise in geriatric medicine and determination to continue expanding her knowledge, Dr Copeland will be a huge asset to our community," she added.

This is obviously bad news for the elderly. Just as the human body and brain are fundamentally different in childhood, so too do they differ in old age. Immunological functioning weakens ...

Around 3 million elderly people will be eligible to receive 10,000 baht from the second phase of the government's 10,000-baht cash handout scheme, according to Deputy Finance Minister Paopoom ...

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ( WBRC) - Advocates are calling on congress to pass a bill to protect older adults from falling. The CDC says falls are the leading cause of injury-related deaths for people 65 and ...

That’s why she’s attending the Falls Prevention EXPO hosted by The Manatee County Falls Prevention Coalition. Megan Hawkins is the president of the coalition, and the trauma prevention and ...

Our physicians, geriatric nurse practitioner and social workers offer ... medication education and compliance, wound care program; falls analysis and prevention; functional assessment; advance ...